Ungodly Beliefs about Ourselves

Theme: Rejection, Not Belonging

____1. I don't belong. I will always be on the outside (left out).

____2. My feelings don't count. No one cares what I feel.

____3. No one will love me or care about me just for myself.

____4. I will always be lonely. The special man (woman) in my life will not be there for me.

____5. I will isolate myself so that I won't be vulnerable to hurt, rejection, etc., any more.

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Theme: Unworthiness, Guilt, Shame

____1. I am not worthy to receive anything from God.

____2. I am the problem. When something is wrong, it is my fault.

____3. I am a bad person. If you knew the real me, you would reject me.

____4. I must wear a mask so that people won't find out how horrible I am and reject me.

____5. I have messed up so badly that I have missed God's best for me.

____6.  _____________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Doing to achieve Self-worth, Value, Recognition

____1. I will never get credit for what I do.

____2. My value is in what I do. I am valuable because I do good to others, because I am "successful".

____3. Even when I do/give my best, it is not good enough. I can never meet the standard.

____4. I will choose to be passive in order to avoid conflict that would risk others' disapproval.

____5. God doesn't care if I have a "secret life", as long as I appear to be good.

____6. ______________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Control (to avoid hurt)

____1. I have to plan every day of my life. I have to continually plan/strategize. I can't relax.

____2. The perfect life is one in which no conflict is allowed so there is peace.

____3. If I don’t do it, who will?

____4. _______________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Physical

____1. I am unattractive. God shortchanged me.

____2. I am doomed to have certain physical disabilities. They are just part of what I have inherited.

____3. It is impossible to lose weight (or gain weight). I am just stuck.

____4. I am not competent/complete as a man (woman).

____5. _______________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Personality Traits

____1. I will always be (angry, shy, jealous, insecure, fearful, etc.).

____2. _______________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Identity

____1. I should have been a boy (girl). Then my parents would have valued/loved me more, ...etc.

____2. Men (women) have it better.

____3. I will never be known or appreciated for my real self.

____4. I will never really change and be as God wants me to be.

____5.  _______________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Miscellaneous

____1. I have wasted a lot of time and energy, some of my best years.

____2 Turmoil is normal for me.

____3. I will always have financial problems.

____4. __________________________________________________________________________

Theme: Safety/Protection

____1. I must be very guarded about what I say, since anything I say may be used against me.

____2. I have to guard and hide my emotions and feelings. I cannot give anyone the satisfaction of

knowing that they have wounded or hurt me. I'll not be vulnerable, humiliated, or shamed.

____3. __________________________________________________________________________

____4. __________________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Retaliation

____I. The correct way to respond if someone offends me is to punish them by withdrawing and/or cutting them off.

____2. __________________________________________________________________________

____3. __________________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Victim

____1. Authority figures will humiliate me and violate me.

____2. They will just use and abuse me.

____3. My value is based totally on others' judgment/prescription about me.

____4. I am completely under their authority .I have no will or choice of my own.

____5. I will not be known, understood, loved, or appreciated for who I am by those close to me.

____6. __________________________________________________________________________

____7. __________________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Hopelessness/Helplessness

____1. I am out there all alone. If I get into trouble or need help, there is no one to rescue me.

____2. __________________________________________________________________________

____3. __________________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: Defective in Relationships

____1. I will never be able to fully give or receive love. I don't know what it is.

____2. If I let anyone get close to me, I may get my heart broken again. I can't let myself risk it.

____3. If l fail to please you, I won't receive your pleasure and acceptance of me. Therefore, I must strive even more. I must do whatever is necessary to try to please you.

____4. __________________________________________________________________________

____5. __________________________________________________________________________

 

Theme: God

____1. God loves other people more than He loves me.

____2. God only values me for what I do. My life is just a means to an end.

____3. No matter how much I try, I'll never be able to do enough or do it well enough to please God.

____4. God is judging me when I relax. I have to stay busy about His work or He will abandon me.

____5. God has let me down before. He may do it again. I can't trust Him, or feel secure with Him.

____6. __________________________________________________________________________

____7. __________________________________________________________________________

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