Module 4
Jamie’s experiment
Watch to hear Jamie talking about an experiment:
“I thought people just don’t want to hear about it. ”
Here is an example of an experiment Jamie did to test out a thought:
| 1) My thought (Be as specific as possible, and rate how strong your thoughts and feelings are from 0 to 10): |
| If I say something about my feelings my close friend will change the topic (9/10). I will feel stressed after and not sleep (8/10). My friend will not want to catch up again (9/10). |
| 2) Experiment: Think of an experiment to test out the thought. |
| Talk to a close friend about how I am feeling. |
| 3) Results: |
| My close friend did not change the topic and listened to me. I was able to sleep. We are meeting again next week. I felt less stressed after talking to my friend. |
| 4) What I've learned: |
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My thought was not correct that my close friend will not want to see me again if I talk about how I am feeling. |
| 5) My new thought (rate how strong your new thoughts and feelings are from 0 to 10): |
| My close friend will listen if I talk about my feelings (9/10). I felt less stressed after talking (9/10). |
You can see how Taylor, Riley and Jamie were able to change their thinking.
It’s important after doing an experiment to consider - how can I build on this? Jamie thought: I can try the experiment with another close friend.
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