Posts tagged cognitive distortions
Cognitive Distortions, Part II: What Can I Do About Them?
Cognitive Distortions, Part II: What Can I Do About Them?

Here we are still talking about that negative thought loop and thinking errors that we refer to as cognitive distortions. Remember my last blog post that included examples of ten common cognitive distortions? I left off discussing magnifying or minimizing, and here’s part two and the continued list of cognitive distortions.

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Cognitive Distortions, Pt. I: What Are They and How Do I Identify Them?
Cognitive Distortions, Pt. I: What Are They and How Do I Identify Them?

Next time you are experiencing negative thinking, take a moment to check your thoughts, notice, and make some observations. More often than not, you will find that your brain is full of negativity.

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Bridgette Gottwaldanxious, anxiety, mental health, mental health struggles, cognitive distortions, expectations, thought loop, thought patterns, don't be hard on yourself, common distortions, all or nothing thinking, conclusions, overgeneralization, magnifying, minimizing, thinking, thinking errors, therapist, my therapist says, see a therapist
Why Is Negative Thinking Detrimental and How Do I Combat It? Part II
Why Is Negative Thinking Detrimental and How Do I Combat It? Part II

You may have read part one to this blog series, which began discussing the detrimental nature of negative thinking and offering interventions and suggestions for getting out of the unhealthy spiral. Part II shares some continued things that you can do to work against this corrupt thought process.

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Bridgette Gottwaldnegativity, negative thinking, negative thought patterns, negative expectations, detrimental, combatting negativity, thought process, cognition, cognitive distortions, judgment, gratitude, mental health, strengths, focus, journal, professional support, therapist, get help, negative feelings
Why Is Negative Thinking Detrimental and How Do I Combat It? Part I
Why Is Negative Thinking Detrimental and How Do I Combat It? Part I

The downward spiral of negative thinking can be incredibly powerful. We’ve all been there and descended into a damaging thought pattern we don’t want to be in. These interventions might help you to get out of this space of negativity.

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