Thinking Distortions
Also known as all or nothing thinking, this is when we view everything as one extreme or another.
Extreme Thinking
When we make excuses, point fingers at others ,and claim that we were the one's who were wronged
Victim or Self Pity Stance
These can be divided into 3 categories: Avoidance strategies, diversion strategies and aggression strategies.
Criminal and Addictive Tactics
When we think we know something and make snap decisions with no evidence (assuming something without getting all the facts).
Jumping to Conclusions
Accepting responsibility for our thoughts, feelings, and actions, and not using power or lies to control or humiliate others.
Healthy Thinking Patterns
Making conclusions based on our feelings, when we believe that our feelings are facts.
Emotional Reasoning
When we may act fearless, but inside we are consumed with feat.
Fear of Exposure
We use these to escape responsibility, to keep a low profile sow we won't have to put out effort or be exposed and to manipulate others to get what we want.
Avoidance Strategies
When we think that if something happened once or twice it must always be true ("always' or "never" thinking).
Overgeneralization
The following are examples of:
Identifying trustworthy relationships
Find sponsor or mentor
Attend a recovery support group
Seek spiritual support
Healthy Socialization
Looking at only one small piece of what happened, when we focus only on certain parts of a story or situation
Selective Focus
When we consider ourselves to be a good person, no matter what we do or how we act.
Good Person Stance
These are used to attack, intimidate, and undermine the effort of others.
Aggression Strategies
When we don't listen or trust new information (no once can tell us differently)
Closed Thinking
Enjoying sober activities, and finding new hobbies to do regularly to help mainatin recovery is called what?
Sober Fun
When we focus on details but don't understand the message behind them (Stubborn, "I know what's right" thinking)
Concrete Thinking
When we see ourselves as different or special
Unique Person Stance
These are used to confuse others, to direct attention away from ourselves or from important issues, and to avoid exposure by keeping those around us distracted and focused on other things.
Diversion Strategies
When we only see things from our point of view and think everything that happens around us is all about us (making everything about us).
Personalization
Treating __________ ___________ at the same time as our criminal and addictive thinking can also help us stay on the path to recovery.
Co-Occurring Disorder
(Making something seem greater or smaller than it really is), when we take an even out of context and blow it out of proportion, or we downplay its impact or significance.
Magnification and Minimization
When we use power to manipulate, intimidate, humiliate, or dominate others or when we lie, cheat, steal, and beg to get what we want.
Use of power or deceit to control
The following are examples of which type of strategy: Using selective memory and attention, staying silent to avoid notice, and false compliance.
When we believe situations just happen to us and we don't take responsibility for our actions (Think we are never at fault or responsible for our behavior)
Actor Versus Observer
SMART Goals stands for
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time- Bound