Adlerian work / ADL-A15-2
Encouraging Inner Language — Practice worksheet
Replace a global self-judgment with a realistic statement of difficulty, effort, and a possible next step.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Morgan thinks one missed deadline proves permanent unreliability.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Inner language can support agency without compulsory optimism.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Replace a global self-judgment with a realistic statement of difficulty, effort, and a possible next step.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
What statement is both kind and believable? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- What statement is both kind and believable?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Alfred Adler: Theory and Application — Adler Graduate School
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.