Thinking Trap
Nothing ever goes the way I want it to.
Overgeneralizing
I will never be popular
I may not be liked by everyone, but I will find friends who really like me for who I am. Plus I have lots of family who love me
Everything sucks.
Unhelpful
What did one plate say to the other plate?
Dinner is on me!
I'm a loser and can't do anything right.
Negative naming
I am so mad!
Can be helpful
Why did the student eat his homework?
Because the teacher told him it was a piece of cake
Mind Reading
Katie didn't say hi to me this morning, she doesn't like me.
Unhelpful. What other reasons might she not say hi?
Why was the baby strawberry crying?
Because her parents were in a jam
I'm never going to have a girlfriend/boyfriend because I'm too awkward
Fortune Telling AND Negative Naming
It feels like I'm failing this class
A bit of both. Partly helpful because it recognizes that this is a feeling and not a fact. Feelings can change!
How can you tell a vampire has a cold?
She starts coffin.
I feel lonely, so I must have no friends.
Feelings as facts
My friend is going to stop being my friend because we had a fight
Unhelpful. This is jumping to conclusions. People can have fights in healthy relationships!
What do you cakes and baseball have in common?
They both need a batter