The final cognitive distortion in this series may be best illustrated in the words of Eeyore, the curmudgeonly donkey in A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh series of books: Eeyore," said Owl," Christopher … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 10 – Discounting the Positive
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CBT 101 Part 9 – Labeling (and Mislabeling)
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never harm me."1 Labeling/mislabeling is an extreme form of overgeneralization in which we use a single characteristic to describe a whole … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 9 – Labeling (and Mislabeling)
CBT 101 Part 8 – Emotional Reasoning
Much of our communication in the early 21st century is done via social media: texting, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, etc. I find these various communication forms fascinating from a neuroscience … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 8 – Emotional Reasoning
CBT 101 Part 7 – Personalization
“The undisciplined mind confuses misfortune with mistakes.”1 Cognitive Distortion #7: Personalization (The Blame Game) The personalization/blame game can take on many guises. Some of the most common … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 7 – Personalization
CBT 101 Part 6 – Magnification & Minimization
Cognitive Distortion #6: Magnification/Minimization Here we have another set of evil twins.1 Magnification exaggerates the importance of our mistakes and faults. It's like we are viewing them … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 6 – Magnification & Minimization
CBT 101 Part 5 – Jumping to Conclusions
In this part, we will cover the next 2 main types of cognitive distortions: fortune-teller error and mind-reading. Cognitive Distortions #4 and #5: Fortune-telling and Mind-Reading Oh, how well I … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 5 – Jumping to Conclusions