Identify that distortion
Nothing ever goes the way I want it to.
What is Overgeneralizing?
I will never find a place to live.
It is going to be hard to find a place to live. I may have to ask for help and I probably won't find the perfect place at first.
To reject, dismiss, or ignore positive experiences or information.
What is disqualifying the positive?
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
I'm a loser and never do anything right.
What is Labeling and Black and white thinking?
No one loves me.
It feels like no one loves me right now.
Assuming thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence
What is mind reading?
The 3 components of the CBT cycle
What are thoughts, feelings/emotions, and behaviors?
It's all my sister's fault. If she had just answered the phone when I called...
What is projection?
I can't do this anymore.
This is really hard and I am struggling.
Exaggerating or minimizing the importance of events
What is Magnification/minimization?
A therapy that stems from CBT
What is DBT?
I should have known better than to talk to that person.
What is a Should statement?
It won't ever get better, why even bother?
It's frustrating how hard it is to get where I want to be. I can eventually get there with effort and help.
The belief that thoughts or actions influence unrelated situations
What is magical thinking?
This practice in CBT involves engaging in rewarding or productive activities to combat depression.
What is behavioral activation?
I am going to lose my job and my house and then I will be homeless.
What is catastrophizing, fortune telling?
Everyone thinks I am stupid.
It feels like people are judging me.
The assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are
What is emotional reasoning?
The process of learning to identify and dispute or change irrational or maladaptive thoughts.
What is thought challenging/reframing?