Only paying attention to certain types of evidence. Noticing our failures but not seeing our successes.
What is Mental filter
100
She broke up with me last night. Now I'll never meet anyone.
What Overgeneralization
100
Examining the actual evidence for your negative thought.
What is Examine the Evidence
200
Seeing a pattern based upon a single event, or being overly broad in the conclusions we draw.Often use words, always, never, no one, everyone, all, and none.
What is Over-generalizing
200
Predicting that an event will turn out bad.
What is Fortune telling (JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS)
200
She did not say anything about my new haircut. She must think it is ugly!
What is Mind Reading
200
Evaluate things on a range of 0-100, instead of all-or-nothing.
What is Thinking in Shades of Gray
300
Blowing things out of proportion
What is Castastrophising
300
Assigning labels to ourselves or to other people.
What is Labelling
300
She is moving to a new apartment because she does not like having me as a neighbor.
What is personalization
300
Writing down your negative thoughts so you examine them.
What is Identify the Distortion
400
Assuming that because we feel a certain way what we think must be true.
What is Emotional reasoning
400
Blaming yourself or taking responsibility for something that wasn't completely your fault, or blaming other people for something that was your fault.
What is Personalisation
400
I know she complimented me on my new outfit but she was just being nice.
What is Disqualifying the Positive
400
Think of the many factors that may have contributed to the problem instead of entirely blaming yourself.
What is Re-attribution
500
Using critical words like "should", "must"' or "ought", that make us feel guilty, or frustrated at others.
What is Shoulds, musts,
500
Discounting the good things that have happened or that you have done for some reason or another.
What is Disqualifying the positive
500
I have depression and cannot contribute anything to anyone.
What is Labeling.
500
Substitute language that is less colorful and emotional loaded.