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Negative Self-Talk

By Dr. Luann Linquist

1. I feel burned out.
2. I'm tired.
3. What's the use?
4. I'm on a treadmill.
5. I never have any fun.
6. I can't seem to get ahead.
7. Every day it's the same.
8. I don't feel good.
9. I'm not in control of my life.
10. I feel so down all the time.
11. I can't get caught up.
12. I'm all stressed out.
13. Things just aren't working right.,
14. I've got too much on my plate.
15. I feel overwhelmed
16. Nobody cares. Why bother?
17. His bad mood made me feel low.
18. Nobody else does. Why should I?
19. It just can't be done.
20. Nothing ever works out for me.
21. It's too hard.
22. I can't handle this.
23. I'm so stupid.
24. I'm so depressed.
25. It's not fair.
26. The situation is hopeless.
27. I'm disgusted.
28. It's so frustrating.
29. There aren't enough hours in the day.
30. I can't seem to get rested.
31. It's just my usual bad luck.
32. Why does it always happen to me?
33. What else can I expect?
34. I'm bored.
35. That doesn't work in my area.
36. Things are great - so look out.
37. That's just the way I am.
38. I just never can remember.
39. Others can do it, why can't I?
40. I'm so sick of it all.
41. I don't want to do it.
42. I try, but it never works.
43. You want this when?
44. I hate my life.
45. "!*&#!"
46. I should have.
47. I can't until.
48. If only I had.
49. My work is so repetitious.
50. No one notices my good work.
51. It's hard to be positive.
52. That's not my job.
53. It just doesn't matter.
54. I never seem to get things done.
55. I can't handle it any more.
56. Same old stuff-different day.
57. What I do is never good enough.
58. I don't feel like doing anything.
59. I wish I didn't have to get up.
60. Why must I do everything?
61. My hair looks awful.
62. There's too much to do.
63. I'm worn out.
64. Something always goes wrong.
65. Life's not fair.
66. I'm in a bad mood.
67. I'm always short of money.
68. If only I didn't have staff problems.
69. There's never enough to go around.
70. I tried that and it didn't work.
71. How can I when.
72. My life's such a mess.
73. I'm lucky, but its all bad.
74. That's too hard to do.
75. I'm just not that smart.
76. I can't get out of this slump.
77. I'm not qualified.
78. I'm tired of doing the same thing.
79. This is just not my day.
80. It's a waste of time.
81. I can't get organized.
82. I don't have patience.
83. I don't have energy.
84. I don't have the ability.
85. I can't get ready on time.
86. I don't know what I want
87. I look terrible.
88. I need a vacation.
89. I wish I didn't have to go to work.
90. I hate change.
91. When it rains, it p pours.
92. Bad things come in three's.
93. cant seem to please anyone
94. I'm unhappy.
95. I can't deal with complaints.
96. Why bother?
97. I deserve these bad feelings.
98. The situation is hopeless.
99. If only he/she would.
100. How could he/she do that to me?
101. Why doesn't he/she.
102. I don't feel like doing anything.
103. I'll never get over this feeling of...
104. I feel powerless and it scares me.
105. I try but it doesn't work out.
106. Ill never find the right partner.
107. I'm so afraid I'll drink again
108. I'm afraid I'll use pills again.
109. I feel so alone.
110. I'm afraid of being alone.
111. His bad moods bring me down.
112. I deserve to suffer.

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Luann Linquist, Ph.D., MCC, founder of DeleteStress.com, is a noted speaker, coach, author and therapist who enhances relationships and communication by utilizing "The DELETE technique" -- a cutting-edge, rapid-response integrative process that rapidly eliminates obstacles created by work-life stress, anxiety, and phobias that people have been struggling with for months and even years.

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