Definitions 1
You see things in black and white categories If a situation falls short of perfect, you see it as a total failure.
All-or-nothing thinking
“She’s late. It’s raining. She has hydroplaned and her car is upside down in a ditch.“
Catastrophizing
I'm everywhere and a part of everyone. I am at the end of space and time and existence itself. What am I?
The letter "E"
He did not say anything about my new outfit. He must think it's ugly!
What is Mind Reading?
Recognizing only the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive
What is Disqualifying the Positive?
You see a single negative event as a never ending pattern of defeat by using words such as ‘always’ or “never” when you think about it.
Overgeneralization
When a young woman on a diet ate a spoonful of ice cream, she told herself, ‘I’ve blown my diet completely.’
All-or-nothing Thinking
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
All the people were married.
I feel like a stupid kid for needing tutoring; therefore, I am a stupid kid.
What is Emotional Reasoning?
Thinking in absolutes.
What is All-or-Nothing Thinking?
You pick out a single negative detail and dwell on it exclusively, so that your vision of all of reality becomes darkened, like the drop of ink that discolors a beaker of water.
Mental Filter
A depressed kid became terribly upset when he noticed his pen made a bit splotch on his paper. He told himself, ‘Just my luck! My pens are always leaking on my paper!’
Overgeneralization
I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A keyboard.
Most people applauded my presentation, but I saw someone looking at their phone. I did a bad job.
What is Disqualifying the Positive?
The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are.
What is Emotional Reasoning?
leads people to dread or assume the worst when faced with the unknown
Catastrophizing
You receive many positive comments about your presentation to your class at school, but one of them says something mildly critical. You obsess about his reaction for days and ignore all the positive feedback.
Mental Filter
This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.
Your name.
I should be better by now.
What is "Should" Statements?
Thinking that everything people do or say is some kind of reaction to you. Believing that you are responsible for events outside of your own control.
What is Personalization?
You exaggerate the importance of your problems, events (like making a mistake) and shortcomings, or you minimize the importance of your desirable qualities.
Magnification
‘I feel terrified about going on airplanes, it must be very dangerous to fly.’
Emotional Reasoning
I walked out in the rain with nothing to cover me, and not a single hair gets wet. How is it possible?
I'm bald.
Double Jeopardy: What happens once in a lifetime, twice in a moment, but never in one hundred years?
The letter "M"
Jumping to Conclusions (mind reading and fortune telling)