You Are Not A Failure

Do youĀ ever experience the negative thoughtĀ "I'm a failure"?

According to members of The Depression Project's 3,000,000+ person social media community,Ā the negative thoughtĀ "I'm a failure"Ā is often triggered in many, many different situations, such as when:

  • You compare yourself to other people who you feel are doing better than you;
  • You donā€™t achieve a goal that youā€™d set out to achieve;
  • You donā€™t feel as if youā€™re living up to certain expectations of yourself ā€“ either your own, or those of other people;
  • You experience a disappointing setback;
  • You areĀ put down and criticised by other people;
  • You struggle to do something that you feel you should be able to do (such as, for example, completing something at work, sticking to healthy habits, maintaining a clean home, and/or consistently attending to your personal hygiene).

And, not only is ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ one of the most common negative thoughts that our community members reported experiencing due to the myriad of different ways that it can be triggered, but as you may be able to relate to yourself, it can also be one of the most deep-seated ā€“ to such an extent that it can be a firmly entrenched belief, and one you mayā€™ve held about yourself for years or even decades.

For this reason, the notion that you can actually free yourself from the negative thought (or belief) ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ may seem extremely difficult to fathom. However, ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ really is just that ā€“ a negative thought (or a negative belief) ā€“ as opposed to a fact. And, for this reason, weā€™ve put together this cognitive behavioural therapy-based journal, in order to help you:

  • See for yourself that this negative thought / belief is not true;
  • Start viewing yourself in a much more positive, self-compassionate way, and feel more worthy as a result.

Hereā€™s A Breakdown Of Exactly What This Journal Will Cover

PART 1:Ā Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Techniques To Help YouĀ Overcome The Negative Thought ā€œIā€™m A Failure" Anytime It Is Triggered

In the first part of this journal, weā€™ll share with you a wide variety of tried, tested, cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to help youĀ overcome the negative thought ā€œIā€™m a failureā€Ā anytime it is triggered by one of the factors that we mentioned above (i.e. negatively comparing yourself to other people, not achieving a goal, not feeling as if you're living up to certain expectations of yourself, experiencing a disappointing setback, being put down and criticised, and/or struggling to do something you think you should be able to do).

Additionally, each technique we share with you will also be accompanied by one or more guided journal prompts - in order to help you think about how you could implement that technique as effectively as possible.

PART 2: Is ā€œIā€™m A Failureā€ A Deeply Entrenched Belief You Hold?

Like weā€™ve said, the negative thought ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ is often one of the most deep-seated negative thoughts that people have ā€“ to such an extent that it can be a firmly entrenched belief, and one that you mayā€™ve held about yourself for years or even decades. And, if this is the case, then while you will still likely find the CBT techniques and the accompanying journal exercises that we share in Part 1 with you helpful, itā€™s also almost certain that youā€™ll need to do some much deeper work in order to free yourself from what weā€™ll call the negative core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ (where by negative core belief, what we mean is a deep-seated, central belief you hold about yourself). Accordingly, this is the focus of Part 2 of this journal, where we will cover:

  1. The negative experience(s) that led to your negative core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ developing - whichĀ is something that is very important, because neither you nor anyone else is born with negative core beliefs about themselves like ā€œIā€™m a failureā€. Rather, they are developed over time ā€“ often during childhood ā€“ and arguably their most common starting point is one or more difficult, painful experiences ā€“ such as not achieving one or more goals that were extremely important to you, or constantly being put down and criticised, for example. Consequently, an important initial step in overcoming the negative core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ is to pinpoint any experiences in your life that it originated from, and to understand how it developed from there.
  2. Re-processing the negative experience(s) that led to you developing the negative core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ - Once weā€™ve helped you identify which negative experience(s) contributed to you developing the negative core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€, weā€™ll next share some powerful, cognitive behavioural therapy-based journal prompts with you - in order to help you view those negative experiences in much more positive, self-compassionate, accurate ways; and consequently start to let go of the negative core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ which is attached to the way you currently view those negative experiences.

PART 3: Changing The Way You ā€œSelf-Evaluateā€

In addition to one or more difficult, painful past experiences like we cover in Part 2, another extremely common factor which can fuel the negative belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€ is the way in which you self-evaluate ā€“ in order to determine if, for example:

  • You are doing ā€œwellā€ in life;
  • Your life is ā€œon the right trackā€.

In particular, if you struggle with the negative thought / core belief ā€œIā€™m a failureā€, then you can likely relate to self-evaluating in one or more of the following ways:

  • Based on how you compare to other people ā€“ in the sense that if you feel you compare favourably to other people, then you tend to feel worthy, good about yourself, and think positive thoughts like ā€œIā€™m doing well in lifeā€ and/or ā€œmy life is on the right trackā€. However, if you instead feel as if you compare poorly to other people, then you tend to feel worthless, bad about yourself, and think / believe ā€œIā€™m a failureā€.
  • You may self-evaluate based on the feedback you receive from other people ā€“ in the sense that if you receive praise, compliments and other positive feedback, then you tend to feel worthy, good about yourself, and think positive thoughts like ā€œI am capableā€ and/or ā€œI can do a good jobā€. However, if you are put down, criticised or receive other kinds of negative feedback from people, then you tend to feel unworthy, bad about yourself, and think / believe ā€œIā€™m a failureā€.
  • You may self-evaluate based on whether you are achieving (or are on track to achieving) your goals or not ā€“ in the sense that if you are achieving / are on track to achieving your goals, then you tend to feel worthy, good about yourself, and think positive thoughts like ā€œIā€™m doing wellā€ and/or ā€œIā€™m successfulā€. However, if you are not achieving / are not on track to achieving your goals, then you instead tend to feel worthless, bad about yourself, and think / believe ā€œIā€™m a failureā€.

Consequently, in the third and final part of this journal, weā€™ll share with you a much healthier method of self-evaluation that can replace the three that we just mentioned - which can result in:

  • The negative thoughtĀ "I'm a failure"Ā being triggered much, much less frequently than it otherwise would be;
  • You feeling much better about yourself moving forwards, as well as more fulfilled and satisfied in your day-to-day life.
FAQ #1: Why should I be confident this journal will help me?

This journal is grounded inĀ cognitive behavioural therapyĀ - which in case you don't know, is a leading form of treatment for depression, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, personality disorders, and a wide range of other mental health issues.

Additionally, this journal is also written with the warmth, care, encouragement and insight that, with 3,000,000+ followers on social media, The Depression Project has become renowned for :)

FAQ #2:Ā What format does this journal come in?

This journal is available in two different formats for you to choose from:

  1. PDFĀ - which you will be able to download instantly after purchase, and then print out at your home, office or local printer.
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FAQ #3:Ā What if I give this journal a try but I don't like it?

We're extremely, extremely confident that you're going to find this journal immensely helpful. But, just in case you don't, you're protected by The Depression Project'sĀ 60 Day, No-Questions-Asked, 100% Moneyback GuaranteeĀ - to completely put your mind at ease.

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This journal is one of 9 that comprise our Negative Thoughts Series, which consists of:

  • You Are Not A Failure
  • You Are Not A Burden
  • You Are Not Useless
  • You Are Not Weak
  • You Can Overcome Depression
  • Everybody Does Not Hate You
  • You Do Much More Right Than You Realise
  • You Can Have A "Good Life" And Still Have Depression
  • Everybody's Life Is Not Better Than Yours

If you choose to buy this complete set of journals, then you will receive instant access to all of them in PDF format after completing your purchase.

For your peace of mind, this journal set comes with a 60 Day, No-Questions-Asked, 100% Moneyback Guarantee.

This journal is one of 35 journals that comprise our Complete CBT Journal Collection, which consists of:

1. The Complete CBT Journal Series PART 1: The "Negative Thoughts" Series:

  • You Are Not A Failure
  • You Are Not A Burden
  • You Are Not Useless
  • You Are Not Weak
  • You Can Overcome Depression
  • Everybody Does Not Hate You
  • You Do Much More Right Than You Realise
  • You Can Have A "Good Life" And Still Have Depression
  • Everybody's Life Is Not Better Than Yours

2. The Complete CBT Journal Series PART 2: The "Depression Journals" Series:

  • The "Depression Lack-Of-Motivation" Journal
  • The "Depression Numbness" Journal
  • The "Existential Depression" Journal
  • The "Depression Anger" Journal
  • The "Social Media Depression" Journal
  • The "Depression Overwhelm" Journal
  • The "Night Time Depression" Journal
  • The "Morning Depression" Journal
  • The "Depression Loneliness" Journal
  • How To Do Your Chores When You're "Depression Tired"
  • How To Look After Your Personal Hygiene When You're "Depression Tired"
  • How To Stop Self-Harming And What To Do If You Relapse

3. The Complete CBT Journal Series PART 3: The "Worrying Thoughts" Series

  • "Have I Done Something Wrong?"
  • "What If I Have A Panic Attack When I'm Outside?"
  • "What If My Mental Illness Only Keeps Getting Worse?"
  • "What If I Embarrass Myself?" (coming soon)
  • "What If They Leave Me?" (coming soon)
  • "What If I Make The Wrong Decision?" (coming soon)
  • "What If I Get Really Sick And Die?" (coming soon)
  • "What If The Worst Possible Scenario Happens?" (coming soon)
  • "What If I Die And My Kids Have No-One?" (coming soon)
  • "What If My Mental Illness Makes Me Unlovable And I End Up Alone?" (coming soon)
  • "What If Something Bad Happens To Someone I Love?" (coming soon)

4. The Complete CBT Journal Series PART 4: The "Community Suggestions" Series

  • Hold On, Pain Ends - A Journal To Give You Hope
  • The Foundations Of Trauma & How To Heal From It
  • How To Cope With Sudden Loss

If you choose to buy this complete set of journals, then you will receive instant access to all of them in PDF format after completing your purchase (you will be able to access any journal that is marked as "coming soon" above as soon as it is published).

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