Consider the following questions carefully. Reflectively answer each one briefly but completely regarding those people or things about which you are most emotionally disturbed. This assignment may be emotionally painful, but it may help you achieve needed insight so that you can end your pain.

• Who or what disturbs or upsets you?
• Who or what do you strongly believe should, ought, must, or have to be different?
• Who or what do you strongly think is or awful, terrible, horrible, or catastrophic?
• Who or what do you down, damn, condemn or believe is worthless?
• Who or what do you believe is absolutely needed, necessary, or required?
• What are the things you strongly believe are absolutes, extremes, or critically important?
• Who or what do you most often or most strongly complain about?
• What is your greatest wish that you believe you most likely won’t get?
• What goal have you made (even unconsciously) into a demand because you not only want to but have convinced yourself you must achieve it?
• What happened in your past from which you cannot recover?
• What things do you find are, too hard, too much, too painful, too upsetting, or that you just can’t stand?
• Who or what are you most likely to lose your temper over?
• What are the biggest stresses in your life?
• Who or what do you feel most helpless about?
• Who or what do you feel most hopeless about?
• What are your most strongly felt demands, wishes, or hopes?
• What insight or awareness have you come to because of this exercise?