CBT · Cognitive restructuring

Thoughts on Trial

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  1. 1Thought
  2. 2Defense
  3. 3Prosecution
  4. 4Verdict
  5. 5Case file
The accused

What thought is on trial?

Pick one thought that has been weighing on you, a hot, upsetting one works best. Write it the way it sounds in your head.

How does this thought make you feel? (optional, pick any)

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For the defense

What supports the thought?

Argue for the thought as fairly as you can. Add each piece of evidence on its own.

The court accepts facts only. Something a camera or a neutral witness could confirm. Feelings, guesses, predictions and mind-reading are dismissed.

No evidence entered yet.

For the prosecution

What doesn't fit the thought?

Now cross-examine it. Look for facts the thought ignores, explains away, or gets wrong.

Same rule here: facts, not hopes or reassurance. Small, solid facts count.

No evidence entered yet.

The courtroom

The courtroom: weigh the evidence

On trial

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The scale only counts. A judge weighs: one solid fact can outweigh several shaky ones.

Defense for

    Prosecution against

      Let the judge weigh your evidence and rule on the thought.

      The judge is unavailable right now. Weigh the evidence yourself.

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      Case file

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