THE NC (NEGATIVE COGNITION) is a negative self-referencing belief; is an erroneous belief; still feels true in the present; has affective resonance; is stated in the present tense; is not a feeling; is not a description; is not about how others view the client (e.g., “My father doesn’t love me”); is a general statement that is short and concise (e.g., instead of “I’m not a good dancer,” “I’m incompetent”); can be an essential core belief; uses language a child would use if processing a childhood memory; is a statement that can be simplified by the therapist for the client; is such that the
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