This document discusses various negative thought patterns or "daemons" that can undermine positive thinking. It describes different types of daemons, including the judge, hyper-vigilant, restless, hyper-achiever, victim, pleaser, controller, avoider, and hyper-rational. For each type, it lists examples of common negative thoughts associated with that pattern and ways the thoughts are justified. The overall message is that recognizing our inner daemons is important for weakening their influence and maintaining positive thinking.
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7. What is wrong with me?
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8. What is wrong with you?
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9. What is wrong with my circumstance or this
outcome?
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12. Without me pushing you, you will get lazy and
complacent.
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13. Without me punishing you for mistakes, you
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14. Without me scaring you about bad future
outcomes, you will not work hard to prevent
them.
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15. Without me judging others, you will lose your
objectivity and not protect your self-interest.
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16. Without me making your feel bad about the
bad outcome, you wonât do anything to
change it.
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19. I know the right way
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20. If you canât do it perfectly, donât do it at all.
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21. Others too often have lax standards.
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22. I need to be more organized and methodical
than others so things get
done.
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23. I hate mistakes
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25. This is a personal obligation. It is up to me to
fix whatever mess I encounter.
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26. Perfectionism is good, plus it makes me feel
better about myself.
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27. There is usually a clear right and clear wrong
way to do things.
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28. I know how things should be done and must
do the right thing.
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31. When is the other shoe going to drop?
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32. If I make a mistake, I fear everyone is going
to jump down my throat.
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33. I want to trust people, but I find myself
suspicious of their motives.
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35. Life is full of dangers. If I donât look out for
them, who will?
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38. This isnât fulfilling. This next thing has got to
be more exciting.
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39. These negative feelings suck. I must shift my
attention to something exciting.
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40. Why canât anyone keep up with me?
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42. Life is too short. It must be lived fully.
I donât want to miss out.
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45. I must be best at what I do.
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46. Emotions get in the way of performance.
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47. I can be anything I want to be.
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48. You are worthy as long as you are successful
and others think well of you.
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50. Life is about achieving and producing results.
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51. Feelings are just a distraction and donât help
anything.
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54. No one understands me.
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55. Poor me. Terrible things always happen to
me.
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56. I might be uniquely disadvantaged or flawed.
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57. I am what I feel.
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58. I wish someone would rescue me from this
dreary mess.
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60. Sadness is a noble and sophisticated thing
that shows exceptional depth, insight, and
sensitivity.
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63. To be a good person I should put the needs
of others ahead of my own.
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64. It bothers me when people donât notice or
care about what I have done for them. They
can be selfish and ungrateful.
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65. I can make anyone like me.
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66. If I donât rescue people, who will?
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68. The world would be a better place if everyone
did the same.
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71. You are either in control or out of control.
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72. If I work hard enough I can and should
control the situation so it goes my way.
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73. Others want and need me to take control.
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74. No one tells me what to do.
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76. Without the Controller, you canât get much
done. You need to push people.
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77. If I donât control, I will be controlled, and I
canât live with that.
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80. This is just too unpleasant. Maybe if I let it go
it will take care of itself.
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81. If I deal with this now, I will hurt her feeling.
Iâd rather not.
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82. If I get into conflict with others, I might lose
my connection with them.
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83. I have found balance. I donât want to mess
with it.
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84. Iâd rather give someone else their way than
create a scene.
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86. You are a good person to spare othersâ
feelings.
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87. No good comes out of conflict.
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88. It is good to be flexible
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91. The rational mind is where it is at. Feelings
are distracting and irrelevant.
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92. Many people are so irrational and sloppy in
their thinking.
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93. Needs and emotions of others distract me
from my projects. I need to shut out
intrusions.
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94. What I value most is knowledge,
understanding, and insight.
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96. The rational mind is the most important thing.
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