Core Belief Table

Examples of core beliefs about oneself, in their positive and negative wording include:

     I am:

 
Achieving (Not Achieving) Motivated (Unmotivated)
Appealing (Unappealing) Powerful (Powerless, Weak)
Attractive (Unattractive) Productive (Unproductive)
Capable (Incapable) Respectable (Not Respectable)
Confused (Clear) Respected (Not Respected)
Cherished (Abandoned) Safe (Unsafe)
Competent (Incompetent) Secure (Insecure)
Creative (Not Creative) Smart (Stupid, Dumb)
Deserving (Not Deserving) Strong (Weak)
Fortunate (Unfortunate) Successful (Unsuccessful)
Good (Bad, Evil) Superior (Inferior)
Healthy (Unhealthy, Sick, Ill) Trapped (Free)
Innocent (Guilty) Understanding (Not Understanding)
Intelligent (Unintelligent, Stupid) Understood (Not Understood)
Interesting (Dull, Uninteresting) Valuable (Valueless, Worthless)
Likable (Not Likable, Unappealing) Warm (Cold)
Lovable (Unlovable) Worthwhile (Not Worthwhile)
Mentally Healthy (Crazy, Mentally Ill) Worthy (Unworthy)
 
This list is patterned after similar lists found in James V. Durlacher's Freedom from Fear Forever (Van Ness, 1994, pp. 86-87) and Fred P. Gallo's Energy Diagnostic and Treatment Methods (W.W. Norton, 2000, pp. 186 - 187).
 

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