When we don't see a gray area in our thinking.
Black and White Thinking
This is when we apply simplistic and unfair definitions that are probably wrong or more likely incomplete on ourselves and others.
Labeling
She broke up with me last night. Now I'll never meet anyone.
Overgeneralizing
Name two reckless thinking errors where you decide what others are thinking or believe you are the reason someone is unhappy.
Mind Reading/Personalizing
This is when we see a single negative event as a part of a never-ending streak of failure. We use words like "always," "never," "everybody".
Overgeneralization
This is when we have a belief that we have the ability to decide how a situation will turn out.
Control Fallacy
She did not say anything about my new haircut. She must think it is ugly!
Mind Reading
This is another term for Cognitive Distortions.
Thinking errors, stories in my head, reckless thinking.
This happens when we blow a negative event out of proportion.
Catastrophizing
This is when we see ourselves as the cause of negative events that we are not responsible for.
Personalization
It's not fair that I have to do most of the chores at home. I don't care that my siblings are younger than me.
Fairness Fallacy
This is when we conclude that someone is acting negatively towards us without checking it out or seeking other evidence.
Mind Reading
This is when we look at our strengths and trivialize them. You believe negative things you feel about yourself must be true.
Emotional Reasoning
I should be going to the gym every day. No wonder I am gaining so much weight. I also shouldn't be eating so much!
Shoulds
These are well-learned ways of thinking about situations that are instantaneous and reflect our underlying beliefs about the world.
What are automatic thoughts
This is when we pick out one negative detail in a situation and dwell on it exclusively.
Filtering
Other people are responsible for your pain.
Blaming
If my mom would just let me hang out with my friends more often, I wouldn't be so sad all of the time.
Control Fallacy
Why do we have stories in our heads?
Because we don't know the whole story and our brain fills in the gaps with negative thoughts.