The ANTagonists - ANTS

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Symbol: Large X
Automatic negative thought:
"It’s all or nothing. Things are either perfect or a total disaster. Words like never, always, every, and none pop up a lot with this ANT."

Symbol: Thought waves

They can't read minds, but they want you to think they can AND you can.
Automatic negative thought:
"I just know what they’re thinking—and it’s bad. Words like they think, they believe, and they probably show up with this ANT."

Wants to keep you stuck in the past.

Symbol: Clockwork gears
Automatic negative thought:
"Things will always be bad because they’ve always been bad."

Symbol: Flame
Automatic negative thought:
"Everything makes me mad, and I have to stay angry."

Symbol: Teardrop
Automatic negative thought:
"I can’t let go of this feeling—it controls everything I do."

Symbol: Sticky name tag
Automatic negative thought:
"I am my mistakes. I slap negative labels on myself and others.".

Symbol: Cross-out Symbol
Automatic negative thought:
"It’s always someone else’s fault. I don’t need to look at myself." or "It's all My fault . ."

Symbol: Storm Cloud
Automatic negative thought:
"I’ll never be good enough, no matter what I do."

Symbol: Stop sign
Automatic negative thought:
"Everything is bad. It will never work out. I shouldn’t go there or try that—it could go wrong."

Symbol: Crystal ball
Automatic negative thought:
"I just know things will turn out badly. I can see it coming, even if it hasn’t happened yet."