Types
Blowing things out of proportion. Having a big reaction to a small problem that could be fixed in a few minutes or between t=2 people
Magnification (Catastrophizing)
I got a 96% on the test, I did terribly.
All or Nothing OR
Ignoring the good
I may feel like this now, but I can always change.
An "ANT" is a thinking pattern that doesn't match reality.
True
I am light as a feather, but the strongest person cannot hold me for more than five minutes. What am I?
Breath
You assume the worst without evidence and know what others are thinking.
Jumping to conclusions: Also...
Mind-reading (Imagining we know what others are thinking)
Fortune-telling (predicting the future)
I'm going to a party tomorrow, I know I will get in a fight with someone
Jumping to conclusions OR
Fortune telling
My parents told me I couldn't go the party. They hate me and don't trust me.
My parents said no this time, but I might be able to go in the future.
You cannot change your thoughts.
False
A man walks outside in the pouring rain, yet no hair on his head gets wet. He doesn't have a hat or umbrella. How is this possible?
He's bald
Focusing on the past (or the future), thinking that we could have known things we couldn't have known OR feeling like we HAVE to do something that is unrealistic
Should statements
I failed my spelling test, I will never graduate Lower School
Magnification OR
Catastrophizing OR
Fortune-telling
I'm starting school next week, I know I'll say the wrong thing in class and everyone will think I'm dumb.
I might make a mistake, but no one will care about it that much.
Distracting yourself from your thoughts is a way to help manage automatic negative thoughts.
True
Where does today come before yesterday?
In the dictionary
Everything is either black or white, right or wrong, with no in between. No room for gray area or anything in the middle
All or nothing thinking
They didn't say hi to me today, they must be mad at me.
Jumping to conclusions OR
Mind reading
My friend didn't say anything to me this morning, they don't like me anymore and I shouldn't talk to them either.
My friend didn't say anything to me this morning, maybe I should see if they need anything.
Positive emotions undo negative thinking.
True
I am an odd number, but when you take away one letter I become "even", what am I?
Seven
Ignoring the good
Whenever I try to sleep, I think about all the mistakes I made, even things that happened years ago.
Magnification OR
Should statements OR
Ignoring the good
I got a bad grade, I am dumb.
I got a bad grade, I can ask for help and get better.
My thoughts do not impact my feelings or behavior.
False
You see me once in June, twice in November, but never in May. What am I?
The letter "e."