Types 1
Types 2
Examples 1
Potpourri
100
This is when we see things in black and white categories. There is no grey area.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking
100

"They have expensive cars and own a whole store - they can afford it if I 'borrow' something. Besides I will come back in a week or two an pay for it"

What is Justification?

100
She broke up with me last night. Now I'll never meet anyone.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking OR What is Overgeneralization
100

Believing that an urge or need must be fulfilled as soon as possible and you cannot allow that need to go unfulfilled. 

What is Immediate gratification

200

Believing that only perfect solutions are acceptable and that perfect solutions will fix the problem forever.

What is Unreasonable expectations?

200
This is when we anticipate that things will turn out badly and act as if they already turned out that way.
What is Fortune Telling
200
She did not say anything about my new haircut. She must think it is ugly!
What is Mind Reading
200

This is another term for Cognitive Distortions.

What are Thinking errors? 

300
This happens when we blow a negative event out of proportion.
What is Magnification or Catastrophizing
300
This is when we see ourselves as the cause of negative events that we are not responsible for.
What is Personalization
300
She is moving to a new apartment because she does not like having me as a neighbor.
What is personalization
300
Types of statements make us feel pressured, guilty or resentful that we use to motivate ourselves to do things and create unrealistic expectations.
What are "Should" statements.
400
This is when we conclude that someone is acting negatively towards us without checking it out or seeking other evidence.
What is Mind Reading
400
This is when we look at our strengths and trivialize them.
What is Minimization
400

I know she complimented me on my new outfit but she was just being nice.

What is Minimization?

400
These are well-learned ways of thinking about situations that are instantaneous and reflect our underlying beliefs about the world.
What are automatic thoughts
500

This distortion is when we ignore the fact that events can be good, bad or even both at the same time. 

What is Focusing on the Negative?

500

Believing that your negative emotions reflect a negative reality.

What is Emotional Reasoning?

500

He insulted me in front of everyone, Its not my fault I punched him, he disrespected me.

What is Victim stance?

500

My boss yelled at me when It was my coworkers fault, not mine. Just wait until he finds out I keyed his car and slashed his tires -that will make us even.

Desire for fairness.

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