Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Distortions and Wrong Think

In which begin Cognitive Behavioral Theory with wrong think and explain how Cognitive Distortions prevent you from moving forward

COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS: WRONG THINKING THAT DOES YOU NO GOOD

1. CATASTROPHISM: ASSUMING A CATASTROPHE WITH EACH NEW SITUATION

2. ALL OR NOTHING: BINARY THINKING/BLACK-WHITE

3. PERSONALIZATION: ITS ALL ABOUT ME

4. OVERGENERALIZATION: ONE BAD RESULT MEANS IT WILL ALWAYS GO BAD

5. LABELING: NEGATIVE LABELS INSTEAD OF BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS

6. EMOTIONAL REASONING: FEELS OVER REALS

7. DISCOUNT POSITIVES: NONE OF IT’S GOOD

8. NEGATIVITY BIAS: IT’S ALL BAD

9. SHOULD/MUST: PERSONAL OR SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS RATHER THAN WHAT YOU WANT

10. JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS: ASSUME THE WORST