10 Dangerous Errors in Thinking that Create Anxiety
10 thinking Errors that we don’t know, those can create
anxiety.
These are errors in our thinking which creates anxiety in
us.
1.
Overgeneralization: Generalizing from a single negative experience,
expecting it to hold true forever (“I didn’t get hired for the job. I’ll never
get any job.”)
2. The
mental filter: Focusing on the negatives while filtering out
all the positives. Noticing the one thing that went wrong, rather than all the
things that went right.
3.
Diminishing the positive: Coming up with reasons why positive events
don’t count (“I did well on the presentation, but that was just dumb luck.”)
4.
Jumping to conclusions: Making negative interpretations without
actual evidence. You act like a mind reader (“I can tell she secretly hates
me.”) or a fortune teller (“I just know something terrible is going to
happen.”)
5.
All-or-nothing thinking: Looking at things in black-or-white
categories, with no middle ground (“If I fall short of perfection, I’m a total
failure.”)
6.
Catastrophizing: Expecting the worst-case scenario to happen
(“The pilot said we’re in for some turbulence. The plane’s going to crash!”)
7.
Emotional reasoning: Believing that the way you feel reflects reality
(“I feel frightened right now. That must mean I’m in real physical danger.”)
8.
‘Shoulds’ and ‘should-nots’: Holding yourself to a strict
list of what you should and shouldn’t do and beating yourself up if you break
any of the rule
9.
Labeling: Labeling yourself based on mistakes and perceived
shortcomings (“I’m a failure; an idiot; a loser.”)
10.
Personalization: Assuming responsibility for things that are
outside your control (“It’s my fault my son got in an accident. I should have
warned him to drive carefully in the rain.”)
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