Bipolar Self-help Worksheet

1. Keep a daily journal to note down your thoughts and emotions. Note your own situations that cause intense emotions and thoughts.

2. Write down alternative thoughts for your thoughts to balance them out.  

3. Rate your emotions regarding the situations on a scale of 1-10.

4. Note down what cognitive thoughts are associated with your thoughts. Challenge these distortions.

5. List coping strategies for each situation that triggers intense emotions.

6. Think about the positive outcomes of these coping strategies.

References

1.  Cognitive–behavioral therapy for bipolar disorder 

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