Definitions
This is when we see things in black and white categories or as all good or all bad.
What is Wendy the Whale Black and White Thinking
This is when we define ourselves or other people as something. Saying "I AM" something or "THEY ARE" something.
What is Labeling Lonnie
No one ever wants to play with me. They never will.
Toxic Tiger
"I will never be happy"
Examples: "I may be unhappy now but that will pass." "I have been happy before and I will be happy again."
This is when we use words like "should" and "must." We say things that we "should or shouldn't do," or that other people "should or shouldn't do."
What is Should Snail
This is when we see a single negative event as a part of a never-ending streak of failure. We use words like "always," "never," "everybody".
What is Overgeneralization or Toxic Tiger
This is when we always want or need to be right. We argue our point and don't feel good saying we don't know something or may be wrong.
What is Right Richard
She did not say anything about my new haircut. She must think it is ugly!
This is not fair!!!
I don't like this. I'd like it to be different, but I know not everyone needs or gets the same things.
This is another term for Thinking Glitches
What is cognitive distortions, thinking errors or faulty thinking.
This happens when we blow a negative event out of proportion. We make it bigger than it really is.
What is Catastrophizing or Terrible News Turtle
This is when we see ourselves as the cause of negative events that we are not responsible for. We think someone else's behaviors or feelings are about us when we do not know that as a fact.
What is Personalization Pricilla
My teacher should teach slower and better. She should know this is hard for me.
What is Should Snail
He annoys me on purpose. It is his fault that I got so mad.
Blaming Bird
Recognize them. Challenge them. Try to change the glitches to healthy thinking.
This is when we think that we don't have control over our life or actions and do not take responsibility for our feelings or behaviors.
What is Not My Fault Fabio
This is when we think things are not fair to us and that they need to be.
What is Queen Margret Hen- Fairness.
I know she complimented me on my new outfit but she was just being nice.
Filtering Fish
He looked at me and laughed. I know he was thinking that I look stupid.
Personalization Percilla/Rachel Rabbit
This is when you put responsibility on someone or something else.
Blaming Bird
This is when we pick out one negative detail in a situation and dwell on it exclusively. Or we only pay attention to the good or bad things.
What is Filtering Fish
This is when we think we can read people's minds or know the future.
What is Rachel Rabbit Jumps To Conclusions
I have ADHD and cannot do this work.
What is Not My Fault Fabio
I am so dumb. What an idiot I can be!!
I made a mistake. It doesn't feel good to mess up. Next time I will do it differently.
Where do our feelings/emotions come from?
Our thoughts.