| It is a cool night in the city. Hazel finds her best friend, Elizabeth, wandering alone on the outdoor patio outside at the party they're attending. |
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 | Hey Liz, are you okay? | |
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| Yeah, I'm fine... it's just... my boyfriend broke up with me! I feel worthless! We were coming up on our 7 month anniversary... and now I feel awful... I knew I'm not girlfriend material... I tried as hard as I could but apparently that wasn't good enough, and now I'll never get married and I'll die an old maid and-- | |
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| Hazel, having compassion on her friend, uses what she knows about the Cognitive Model of Abnormality to help change Elizabeth's negative thinking. |
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| Liz! Listen to yourself! Don't lay this all on you! It's his fault for leaving... Your negative thinking is affecting your self-worth. This isn't about your failures! If you just change the way you think about the situation, and put less of the blame on yourself, you might see that you actually are incredibly kind and caring, and you have the biggest heart! You are worth so much more than you give yourself credit for! | |
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| Yeah... I guess you're right... I've been focusing a lot on all the horrible stuff that happened and haven't really paid attention to the good that could come out of this, I suppose... | |
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| Elizabeth considers Hazel's advice and agrees to give it a shot. |
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| Exactly! See, I can tell you're feeling better already! It won't be easy, but the more you continue to shape your thinking, the easier it'll become to move past all this heartache and get on with your life! | |
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| Thanks, Hazel! I'll try that! | |
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