Types of Cognitive Distortions Pt I
This is also known as black and white thinking.
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
Things either matter too much, or not enough.
What is magnification or minimization?
I should be recovered by now.
What is a "should" statement?
"I broke my leg so I'll never be able to walk again."
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"I broke my leg but I'm not that injured."
What is magnification or minimization?
When one negative event is viewed as a pattern, or you decide you will fail because of one mistake.
What is over-generalization?
Because you feel it, it must be true.
What is emotional reasoning?
"If I eat this, I cannot eat that."
What is all-or-nothing thinking?
I engaged in an eating disorder behavior therefore I'll never get better.
What is over-generalization?
Inability to accept a compliment or acknowledge your accomplishments.
What is discounting the positives?
Thinking you will know things that are impossible to really know.
What is mind-reading?
I feel like a loser therefore I am a loser.
What is emotional reasoning?
I haven't recovered because my friends always talk about dieting.
What is personalizing and blaming?
Being self-critical by thinking about what you ought to do.
What are "should" statements?
In with the negative, out with the positive!
What is mental filtering?
Everyone is thinking about what I eat.
What is mind-reading?
A friend compliments you, but you brush it off by telling yourself that what they said about you could not be true.
What is discounting the positives?
Assuming that others are acting with intent to harm you, leading to blame others instead of taking responsibility or working to resolve the situation.
What is personalizing and blaming?
Inability to separate your identity from a behavior.
What is labeing?
"I forgot to text a friend back." becomes "I am a terrible person."
What is labeling?
I ate according to my meal plan 6 days out of the week, but I slipped up one day and that ruined everything.
What is mental filtering?