Cognitive Coping: The ANTS

These guided worksheets are designed to help you recognize how automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) influence your emotions and behaviors—and how to take control of them.

Inside, you’ll explore:

• What automatic negative thoughts (ANTs) are and how they develop
• How ANTs can cause, worsen, and maintain negative emotions and behaviors
• Common thinking patterns that keep you feeling stuck or overwhelmed
• Step-by-step tools to identify and track negative thoughts in real time
• Practical strategies to challenge, reframe, and replace unhelpful thinking patterns
• Techniques to help you improve your mood and respond more effectively in daily situations

These worksheets are perfect for individuals working on emotional wellness, as well as therapists and coaches helping clients build healthier thought patterns and coping skills.