"I'm feeling better this morning, but if I tell anyone the pain might get worse".
Magical Thinking
"I didn't have friends in middle school, I'll never have friends in high school".
Overgeneralization
"I will never be successful at anything".
Personalization
"I bet everyone is laughing at me".
Jumping to Conclusions- Mind Reading
"I know she was just complimenting me on my outfit, but she was just being nice".
Catastrophizing- Minimization
"Well today is over. This whole week is a wash! I'll start again Monday".
All-or-Nothing Thinking
"I feel hopeless. I must really be hopeless".
Emotional Reasoning
"I'm really going to blow it. What if I fail?"
Fortune-Telling
"I know my teacher doesn't like me because of the way he looks at me".
Jumping to Conclusions
"I'm a loser".
Labeling
"I dropped my book and the whole class is laughing at me and no one will like me now because I'm a klutz".
Catastrophizing- Magnification
"I will never be happy".
All-or-Nothing Thinking
"If only I had worn my lucky socks, we would have won the game!"
Magical Thinking
"She didn't say anything about my haircut. She must think it's ugly".
Catastrophizing- Mind Reading
"Just my luck! I always get stuck in traffic!"
Overgeneralization
Leah is about to log on to see if she got accepted into the college she desperately wants to go to. She thinks, "I'm not going to get accepted anywhere...I'm not going to get a job...I'm going to end up homeless".
Catastrophizing or Jumping to Conclusions
Sierra notices that her parents have been acting differently. They often seem agitated and annoyed. Sierra thinks, "I must not be a good enough daughter".
Personalization
AJ tries out for the school basketball team but doesn't make the cut. He thinks, "I can't do anything!"
All-or-Nothing Thinking
Scarlett looks at comments on her instagram and sees her friends making fun of the outfit she is wearing in a picture. She thinks, "They like to gang up on me. They only pick on me".
Overgeneralization
Naomi feels really jealous and insecure when she sees her boyfriend talking to other girls, so she thinks, "He must be cheating on me!"
Emotional Reasoning
Dominic accidently leaves his backpack in the hallway. When he comes back to get it, he realized his phone has been stolen. He thinks, "Ugh! This kind of stuff only happens to me!"
Overgeneralization
Blake finishes his homework, but realizes that he did the wrong writing assignment. He says, "Ugh! I'm such an idiot!"
Labeling
Morgan gets an "F" on her math test. She thinks, "I always fail at math!"
All-or-Nothing Thinking
Isabelle's crust asks for her phone number, but doesn't call or text her over the weekend. She thinks, "He probably doesn't like me that much".
Jumping to Conclusions
Hunter is struggling with his school work. He thinks, "I should know this by now...".
Should Statement