Now that we have our list of sabotaging thoughts and have identified the thinking errors we might be making when we have them, BDS gives us a way to further diffuse these STs through cognitive thinking: The Seven Question Technique. Each time you have an ST, write it down and run through the following seven questions. Not every question will always apply to every ST but write responses to the ones that do: Beck, Judith S. The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think like a Thin Person . Oxmoor House, 2008. 1. What kind of thinking error could I be making (Review Day 26 to help you figure out the answer to this question). 2. What evidence is there that this thought might not be true (or not completely true)? 3. Is there an alternative explanation or another way of viewing this? 4. What is the most realistic outcome of this situation? 5. ...