WILL MEDAL
“If you can change your thoughts,” Dr. Hargrave said, “you can change your world.” “I just don’t believe that’s true,” Rory replied. “I’ve been coming to your office for nearly six months, and I’ve changed plenty of thoughts, and I don’t see one thing that’s changed.” Dr. Hargrave pondered his patient’s words before she replied. “Rory, I just don’t agree. You’ve changed quite a few things. First of all, you’ve lost nearly 30 pounds.” “And I’m still fat!” “Now there’s a thought you could change,” the doctor replied. “What are you talking about, what thought?” “As long as you think of yourself as still fat, it won’t matter how much weight you lose. Thirty pounds is a significant amount of weight to lose in six months. I have patients that would give up a month’s salary to lose that much weight. Try saying this to yourself when you look at yourself in the mirror, I am a likable person no matter how much I weigh.” “Oh doc, I can’t say that; it’s not true.” “There’s another thought you could change: that you don’t like yourself.” “Well, I don’t,” Rory retorted. “I’m still overweight. I feel so unattractive, like the mirror may break every time I look in it!” “For goodness sake, Rory, you can’t talk to yourself like that and expect to be happy,” Dr. Hargrave said. “If you said that kind of thing to other people, you wouldn’t have any friends.” 33 Based on this passage, which phrase best describes Rory's feelings about herself? A. light-hearted and forgiving B. courageous and confident C. unsure of her intelligence D. disgusted and frustrated
D is the answer
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