Definition
You assume you know what people are thinking without having any proof.
Mind reading
You predict how things will turn out
Future-telling
You view events in terms of how things should be rather than simply focusing on what is
Shoulds or Should Statements
"I should be able to handle this problem on my own"
Shoulds/Should Statements
You assume the likelihood of a negative outcome based on a single previous incident
Overgeneralizing
You assign general negative traits to yourself and/or other people
Labeling
You view events or people in extreme, black and white, terms
"It was my fault my group got a bad grade"
"If I talk, I will mess up and not say what I mean"
Future-Telling
You ask a series of questions about what if something happens, and are not satisfied with any of the answers
What if
You focus on another person as the reason for your negative feelings and do not take responsibility for changing yourself
Blaming
You believe that what might happen will be so terrible that you won't be able to stand it
Catastrophizing
"He thinks I'm weird"
Mind reading
"If I make a bad grade, then I won't be able to get into a good college."
Catastrophizing
You put most of the blame on yourself for negative events and cannot see that certain situations are also caused by other people
Personalizing
You focus almost only on the negatives and rarely notice any positives
Negative Filter
You constantly compare yourself to standards that are not realistic for where you are in your journey
Unfair Comparisons
"People my age are more successful than I am"
Unfair comparisons
"Scoring those goals at the game were easy, so they don't really matter"
Discounting Positives
You focus on the idea that you could have done better in the past, rather than focusing on what you can do better now
Regret Orientation
You reject any evidence that might contradict your negative thoughts
Inability to Disconfirm
You feel that the positives that you or others have simply don't matter or don't count
Discounting the Positives
"I feel anxious, so I must be in danger"
Emotional Reasoning
"Nothing ever goes my way"
All-or-nothing Thinking