In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

In psychology, there are thinking patterns that we call cognitive distortions. These are ways of thinking that aren’t quite processed correctly or are sometimes not based in reality, just in your ...

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

In 1976, psychologist Aaron Beck, best known for the Beck Depression Inventory, proposed a theory to explain how negative self-talk — or cognitive distortions — prevent people from defining and ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

Ever find yourself in a negative thinking spiral? Of course you have! It’s human nature. Cognitive distortions aka thinking traps– are basically exaggerated or irrational negative thought patterns ...

These thoughts are good examples of cognitive distortions — also known as “thinking traps.” They can be easy to fall into and may not be rational. But irrational or not, thoughts affect how a person ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Michael Dearing, an associate professor at Stanford, gave an interesting (albeit speculative) presentation on the five automatic thought processes ...