Think Traps 1
When people fall into this thinking trap, they tend to only focus on the nagative aspects of a situation.
What is mental filter?
When people use this thinking style, they say a lot of "I should ..." or "I must ..."
What is shoulding and musting?
This is the first step in cognitive challenging.
What is identifying the ABCs?
This way encourages people to learn from the past.
What is self-reflective?
When people fall into this thinking trap, they apply a conclusion they draw from a single situation in the past to all future situations.
What is overgeneralisaion?
This is the second step in cognitive challenging.
What is identifying thinking traps?
This way encourages people to talk to others about their difficult thoughts and feelings and get their (helpful/supportive/validating) opinions or advice.
What is getting outsiders' perspectives?
When people fall into this thinking trap, they blame themselves for everything that goes wrong.
What is personalisation?
If I always call myself 'stupid' just because I make a tiny mistake, I fall into the thinking trap ...
What is labelling?
This is the third step in cognitive challenging.
What is looking for evidence for and against the distressing thoughts?
This way encourages people to face the feared situations gradually/one step at a time and test their anxiety-related thinking.
What is confronting feared situatiosn?
When people use this thinking style, they find it hard to see the shades of grey.
What is black and white thinking?
If I disqualify my positives and achievements, I may fall into the thinking trap ...
What is minimisation?
This is the last step in cognitive challenging.
What is developing a more balanced thought?
This way encourages people to be mindful of others' mistakes and visualise what your life would be if you made the mistakes.
What is learning from others' mistakes?