1) Scenario: "I tried to talk to my friend at school but she didn't answer me. She must be mad at me." a) "Maybe she didn't hear me or was focused on something else. I will try again later." b) "She's mad at me. She doesn't want to be my friend anymore." c) "I must have said something wrong." 2) Scenario: "I have a test tomorrow. I might fail!" a) "If I don't try very hard then it won't feel like a real failure." b) "I will worry about it later and distract myself with TV instead." c) "I will try my best. I can handle this." 3) Scenario: "I'm not as good at maths as I am at English." a) "I should be good at everything." b) "I'll never improve at maths because it's too hard." c) "Everyone has different strengths, and I can improve my skills with practice." 4) Scenario: "Someone said something mean about me online." a) "I should say something mean to them in response." b) "Not everyone's opinion is the truth. I can choose to ignore hurtful comments." c) "Something must be wrong with me." 5) Scenario: "I haven't finished my project and it is due tomorrow. I'm going to fail." a) "I always mess up projects, I'll never get this right." b) "I will just give up because it's too stressful for me." c) "I can still work hard to finish it. It doesn't have to be perfect." 6) Scenario: "I was rude to Mum today. She's probably really mad at me." a) "She needs to get over it." b) "I am a disappointment." c) "I made a mistake and I can apologise to make it right." 7) Scenario: "I don't have any friends at school. No one likes me." a) "There must be something wrong with me." b) "Maybe I haven't found my friends yet, but I can keep trying to connect with people who understand me." c) "If I change who I am I will be accepted by others." 8) Scenario: "I didn't understand the instructions in class. I'm so dumb." a) "I will pretend to understand and figure it out later." b) "It's OK to not understand things right away. I can ask for help. I might not be the only person who didn't understand." c) "Asking for help means I'm stupid." 9) Scenario: "I have trouble staying focused in class. School is too hard for me." a) "Some days are harder than others. But I can find strategies that help me focus better." b) "I'll never be able to focus like everyone else. I'm just not good enough." c) "It's impossible to change." 10) Scenario: "I get overwhelmed in noisy places." a) "I will avoid going to noisy places." b) "I must be weak compared to other people." c) "Sometimes noisy places are hard for me, but I can wear ear plugs or take breaks to manage." 11) Scenario: "I make mistakes a lot and people notice." a) "I need to be perfect all the time so people respect me." b) "Everyone makes mistakes, and I can learn from them and do better next time." c) "I can't handle feeling embarrassed." 12) Scenario: "I sometimes get upset when things don't go as planned." a) "I can't handle change." b) "I should always keep everything in order and never let things change." c) "It's OK to get upset. I can take some deep breaths and try to adjust my plans." 13) Scenario: "Someone bullied me at school." a) "It's not OK for people to bully me. People bully other kids because they think it will protect them from being bullied also. I will tell my teacher." b) "There must be something wrong with me. I will probably always be bullied." c) "I need to change who I am to fit in." 14) Scenario: "I don't always understand other peoples' jokes." a) "I'll never understand jokes. I must be stupid." b) "I can ask for clarity, but I also don't need to understand everything." c) "People will think I'm dumb so I should just pretend I understand." 15) Scenario: "I get frustrated when tasks take longer than I expect them to." a) "If I can't finish it quickly, I'm failing. I'm too slow." b) "It's OK to take my time. I can break the task into smaller steps and do my best." c) "Everyone else finishes faster than me so I'll never be able to keep up."

The way we think about things can influence the way we feel and respond. Which is the more helpful thought?

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