Cognitive Distortions

Cognitive distortions are exaggerated or irrational thinking patterns, often negative,that can distort your perception of reality. They’re also called “distorted thinking’or” thinking traps’ or ‘twisted thinking. These are biased...

Labeling

Taking one characteristic of a person and applying it to the whole person. Attributing a person’s behaviors to their character or personality rather than thinking it’stemporary or just for one event. A person who labels takes all-or-nothing thinking to an...

Overgeneralizing

Making a very broad conclusion based on one event; taking one situation andexpecting the same result to happen in all future situations. A person who overgeneralizes may View one or a few unpleasant incidents as a never-ending pattern of defeat. Example: He dislikes...

Filtering Out Positive

Only focusing on the negative aspects of an experience while ignoring the positives.A person who filters out the positive may focus only on information that confirmswhat they already believe in. Example: He didn’t like the chicken I made for dinner but loved the...