Perhaps somewhere along your recovery journey you have become caught in your own negative thinking. Thoughts and beliefs influence our feelings and actions and can be either positive or negative. When the thought is negative and pessimistic, it may lead to worrisome, depressive feelings and careless or poorly planned actions. Many people regularly repeat self-deprecating statements to themselves. This exercise is an opportunity to reflect on some powerful and positive statements that encourage a change in focus, perspective, and action. This skill builder will help you grasp 10 absolutely necessary and critical foundational principles of self-change. Recovery is only possible as you change the way you think and believe. Discover that the foundational cornerstone of successful recovery is a change in your thinking.