“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
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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
CBT 101 Part 4 – Mental Filter
Cognitive Distortion #3: Mental Filter Now that I think about it, the first three cognitive distortions are like evil triplets, because #3 is like a polarized lens we use to see things in an extreme … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 4 – Mental Filter
CBT 101 Part 3 – Overgeneralization
"An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper." -Kahlil Gibran1 Overgeneralization seems to be the evil twin of all-or-nothing thinking (well, okay, they are both evil … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 3 – Overgeneralization
CBT 101 Part 2 – All-or-Nothing Thinking
Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) really work? Each year, it is estimated that one in every 5 adults (20%) around the world suffer from a mind-brain disorder like depression or anxiety.1 The … [Read more...] about CBT 101 Part 2 – All-or-Nothing Thinking