c-ptsdrecovery:[Image transcript:Depressive Logical Mistakes–All or NothingDeciding that falli
c-ptsdrecovery:[Image transcript:Depressive Logical Mistakes–All or NothingDeciding that falling slightly short of your goals makes you a total failure–Overgeneralization“Because it worked out badly one time, it will work out badly every time.”–Mental FilterAllowing a single small negative detail to block out all the good details–Disqualifying the PositiveSaying that positive experiences or evidence “don’t count” for some reason–Mind-ReadingAssuming other people think negatively of you without evidence–Fortune-TellingMaking a negative prediction and then taking it as an established fact, before the fact–CatastrophizingExaggerating the importance of a minor mistake–MinimizingDisregarding the importance of your qualities or accomplishments–Emotional justification“I feel hopeless, therefore things are hopeless”–Should, Must, and OughtDisregarding the way things are in favor of how things “should be”–Mislabeling“I failed once, so I’m a total Failure.” Or, “He was mean to me once. He’s a fucking Asshole.”–PersonalizationTaking [responsibility] for things you don’t actually have control overWhen you catch yourself thinking this way, take a step back and ask yourself: “Is this really true, or am I stuck in a loop?”Simple stories are inherently false. Life is complicated, and perspective matters.When life seems overwhelming, remember the Buddhist saying: “The correct way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.”And remember:You can handle this./image transcript] -- source link