When we have fear, or false ideas, or are thinking wrong it doesn’t help to deny those feelings or ideas.

Instead:

Accept – accept what you are thinking and feeling.

Name – name and label the thoughts. You are not the feelings, but you are experiencing them.

State New Intention  – decide what you want to think and feel and express the new thoughts in your mind by writing them down or saying them outloud.

Change Behavior – once you restate your experience, you can act on the new information. Nothing is real until you take action.