The Five-Strategies

Recognize physiological alarm signal
Be Aware of your physiological alarm signal(s) and your negative automatic thought(s)

Thought stopping
“STOP”
– Don’t let yourself continue to ruminate/ engage in negative thought

Self-disputing question
Self Debating
– View the situation from a different perspective

Distraction
Distraction
– Small and adaptive things to do

Positive self-statement
Smart Card
– Words of wisdom