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The next four parts of this workbook cover the areas of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships. One obvious way of deciding which area to begin with is to choose the one that causes you the most problems. Or you can work through them in order. Sometimes it makes sense to start with a relatively minor problem and achieve quick success. Wherever you choose to start, you should know that all these areas interact with each other. For example, if you have anxious thoughts about being judged, you’re likely to avoid (behavior) the spotlight. And you could very well experience butterflies (feelings). Furthermore, you may be overly sensitive to criticism from others (relationships).

Nevertheless, we find that many people like to start out by tackling the problem area that best fits their personal styles. In other words, some folks are doers and others are thinkers; still others are feelers, and some are relaters. Use the Personal Style Questionnaire in ,Worksheet 1-14 to pinpoint and understand your preferred style.

Are you predominately a thinker, doer, feeler, or relater? If you checked considerably more items in one area than the others, you may want to start your work in the part of this workbook that corresponds to that style:

 Thinker: Part II, “Thinking About Thinking: Thought Therapy”

 Doer: Part III, “Actions Against Angst: Behavior Therapy”

 Feeler: Part IV, “Focus on Physical Feelings”

 Relater: Part V, “Relationship Therapy”

Worksheet 1-14 Personal Style Questionnaire

Thinkers I like facts and numbers.I tend to be a very logical person.I’m a planner.I like to think through problems.I carefully weigh costs and benefits before I act.

Doers I can’t stand sitting around and thinking.I like to act on problems.I like accomplishing things each day.I like plowing through obstacles.I act first and think later.

Feelers I’m a very sensuous person.I pay a lot of attention to how I feel.I love massages and hot baths.Music and art are very important to me.I’m very in touch with my feelings.

Relaters I’m a people person.I’d rather be with people than anything else.I care deeply about other people’s feelings.I’m very empathetic.Relationships are more important to me than accomplishments.