Errors Thinking 1
Exaggerating truth, Almost automatic for you
LYING
Blow things out of proportion
MAGNIFY
Want to control others
POWER
"Take it east" "Don't get upset"
TALKING DOWN YOUR EMOTIONS
A value or idea that we use to judge or evaluate outside events, situations, people or ourselves
BELIEF
Unfriendly, lack of empathy
HOSTILE
Feel singled out
PICKED ON
Put things off
PROCRASTINATE
"I drive better when I have had a few drinks" "I am a honest person."
BELIEF
Recognize the thoughts attitudes, and beliefs will lead to problem behaviors.
STEP 1
Believing that feelings reflect facts.
Emotional reasoning
Better than others
SUPERIOR
A mountain out of molehills the worst will happen
CASTSTROPHIZE
“I’m in a bad mood because they were rude to me.”
BLAMING
A thought for or against a situation
ATTITUDE
Assigning negative labels to yourself or others.
Labeling
Think in black and white
RIGID
This is the opposite of blaming. Personalization involves holding yourself responsible for things outside your control.
Personalization
Hooked into feelings or emotions "good" or "bad" "People who boss me around make me angry"
ATTUTUDE
Change a thought in the middle of a negative thought
SELF-TALK
Creating unrealistic expectations with “should” or “must.”
Should statements
Won't change your ideas or give in, no way
STUBBORN
Feeling mistreated
SCREWED
“I should have a perfect performance every time.”
Should statements
An explanation of why things happen to us
ATTRIBUTION
I deserve more than what I'm getting
FAIR DESERVES
You want it right now
DEMAND
I was shortchanged, didn't get what I had coming
CHEATED
“If I make a mistake in the presentation, everyone will think I’m incompetent.”
Catastrophizing
Thinking patters or thought habits (A mental reaction already formed inside our heads)
AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS
Holding others responsible for your feelings or problems.
Blaming
Another name for Thinking Errors
Cognitive Distortion
I draw conclusions from (negative/positve) no confirmatory evidence
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS
“I tripped in front of everyone. Now they’ll think I’m a complete fool.”
MAGIFIFYING
"But sometimes I don't need to be told what to do"
SHIFTING THE VIEW