Thinking Distortions
All or nothing thinking, black or white
What is Extreme thinking
We only look at a small piece of what happened
What is select focus
We convince ourselves the world is out to get us
What is Self pity
We keep a low profile and avoid responsibility
What is avoidance strategies
We are keeping the change going and avoiding
What is maintenance stage
Always or nothing thinking
Over generalization
Stubborn, I know what I know is right
Concrete thinking
We overlook all the damages done to others and oursleves
What is good person
We confuse and distract other from our addiction
What is diversion strategies
We are taking action to change
What is action stsge
Everything is about us when it comes to thinking
What is personalization
Thinking we are at never at fault
Actor vs Observer
We think we are different and special
What is unique person stance
We attack, intimidate, and undermine others
What is aggressive strategies
We are ready to change, and we need a plan
What is Preparation stage
This kind of thinking we think is is smaller or bigger
What is over generalization
No one can tell us differently
What is Closed thinking
We run to people who will feed out addiction and not people who will hold us accountable
What is fear of exposure
We are thinking about changing
What is contemplation stage
We assume something without getting all the facts
What is jumping to conclusions.
Making conclusions based on our feelings
What is emotional reasoning
The only thing in our mind is getting high and do not look at our history of addiction
What is lack of time perspective
We are not even thinking about change
What is precontemplation