Cognitive Distortions are nothing but faulty thinking patterns.
They make you think more negatively about the situation than it actually is. Here are 10 of them:
Mental Filter
From an experience you focus only on the negatives and either ignore or downplay the positives.
All or Nothing Thinking
Believing things are either excellent or horrible with no shades in between. Also known as black and white thinking.
Overgeneralization
Taking one instance from the past to project on similar instances in the future. There is very little evidence to support the claim, but you still try to draw conclusions.
Fortune Telling
Thinking that you can predict the future with complete certainty.
Mind Reading
Believing that what you perceive of what someone else thinks about you is true.
Emotional Reasoning
Believing that your emotions are true when they are natural reactions to circumstances out of your control.
Should Statements
I should have. He should have. She should have. This adds a lot of pressure to fulfill the expectations.
Labeling
Giving labels to people or yourself, and bucketing them into inflexible positions.
Personalization (Self or Other Blaming)
Thinking that you are to blame for a negative external event that you didn’t have responsibility over. Also known as self blaming.
Magnification
Making the biggest deal out of something really small.
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