{"id":249,"date":"2021-11-23T19:45:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afccenter.org\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2021-11-24T00:46:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T00:46:28","slug":"using-if-then-statements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afccenter.org\/index.php\/using-if-then-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Using If…then Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Using If . . . then Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here<\/em><\/a> to download a copy of Using If . . . then Statements<\/p>\n

Tips for Making Changes in 2017<\/p>\n

\u201c \u201cUSING \u2018IF \u2026 THEN \u2026\u201d
\nSTATEMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL
\nCOGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
\nFOR ADULT ADHD\u201d
\nBy Herbert Jay Rosenfield, ACSW, LCSW, BCD
\nWhen I was a UMass undergraduate, my
\nfavorite course was \u201cComputer Programming\u201d.
\nOn crutches that winter for an intra-mural touch
\nfootball injury, I happily hobbled my way to
\nthe Engineering computer lab across campus to
\nleave my key-punch cards — with \u201cDo loops\u201d.
\n\u201cGo To statements\u201d and \u201cIf \u2026,then \u2026\u201d
\nCommands — for the grad students to run.<\/p>\n

Last week, I read in Psychology Today that the
\nUMass programming tool also works on our
\nbrain\u2019s computer. Using \u201cIF \u2026., THEN \u2026\u201d
\nstatements, we are better able to take out the
\nselective thinking and the excuse-making out of
\nour loop. My list of \u201cIF\u2026. THEN\u2026.\u201d changes
\nincludes:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u00a0IF it is time at arise, THEN I will do my 10
    \nminutes of Mindfulness Meditation and 10
    \nminutes of exercises [to maintain the success of
    \nmy 2010 total hip replacement surgery.]<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0IF I am taking my morning medication and
    \nvitamins, THEN I will take them with 12 ounces
    \nof cold water [to begin to hydrate myself and to
    \nget my metabolism going to warm up the H2O.]<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0IF my wife, Linda, goes to the gym, THEN I will
    \nspend an hour on the workout equipment in our
    \nbasement [instead of my watching another sports
    \nshow or playing another computer game.]<\/li>\n
  4. IF it is time for a meal, THEN I will drink a glass
    \nof cold water first [continuing hydration, assisting
    \ndigestion, and reducing my volume of calories by
    \nfeeling satiated sooner.]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Perhaps you will join me in using this real brain-tool to \u2018DO\u2019 changes you\u2019ve procrastinated or
    \nhave been unable to follow through consistently?
    \nIF we use these tools, THEN 2017 will be an
    \neven better year for ourselves and our families!.
    \n\u00a9 A&FCC 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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