The next time you feel an emotion that you just want to run from, grab your journal, turn to an empty page, and make two columns. In fact, you may want to draw the columns and questions in your journal now so you don’t have to look for this section when you’re also trying to run from that emotion. In the left-hand column, quickly write down the one to three thoughts that are bothering you the most. For example, you might include things such as, “I’ll never, ever find love again,” or “It’s all my fault,” or “There is something so wrong with me that I always choose the wrong guy.” In the second
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