1.
When is a time in your life that you fooled
yourself into believing something that was false?
2.
What is a time in your life that you refused to
believe something that was true?
3.
How do we gain the opportunity to change?
4.
What painful experience from your childhood has
had a great influence on who you are today?
5.
When is a situation where you have been in
denial?
6.
In what situations do you use rationalization?
7.
In which of your relationships do you find
yourself projecting?
8.
From your own life, give an example of when you
have used the following cognitive distortions:
i.
Polarized thinking
ii.
Emotional reasoning
iii.
Overgeneralization
9.
How does the speaker interpret meaninglessness?
10.
In what ways have you compromised yourself to
meet cultural norms?
11.
What is the biggest problem with self-deception?
12.
Why was there was nothing her boyfriend could do
that would make her feel safe?
13.
What is the first step to becoming more honest
to ourselves and stopping the self-deception
14.
When are some important times to stop and
observe yourself?
15.
In your most recent conflict, how did you
react? What does that reaction tell you
about yourself?
16.
According to the speaker: Although we cannot control many of the
situations we experience in life, we are responsible for our reactions to all
of them. What are your thoughts on this
statement? When has this been a hard
truth for you to accept?
17.
When you hear the speaker say, “What if my whole
life changes? . . . What if it doesn’t
change?” What about your life comes to
your mind?
