Lesson 5 of 9
Check the facts: evidence board
About 6 min
The goal
See whether the emotion fits what actually happened.
Do it step by step
- 1
Write the event in one factual sentence.
- 2
Write what you assumed it meant.
- 3
List evidence for and against that assumption.
- 4
Ask: does my emotion (and its size) fit the facts?
For parents
Sometimes the facts do fit — validate that. The goal is accuracy, not talking feelings away.
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