It strikes me that a lot of cognitive behavioural therapy involves catching yourself in the process of particular thoughts, thought patterns or feelings. My girlfriend has recently completed a course of CBT and the change in her has been amazing. So many little irrationalities have stopped happening, and she was pretty clear-thinking before that!

So, I have here a copy of "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Dummies". The "For Dummies" books have a reputation for high quality :-) I'll see if there's useful tidbits in there for thought-spotting.