Recognizing Cognitive Distortions: All-or-Nothing Thinking A cognitive distortion is an automatic way of repeatedly interpreting a situation that causes us to not consider other ways of thinking about it. When we over-rely on cognitive distortions, we usually interpret events in such a way that fuels emotions such as anxiety, depression, or anger. All-or-nothing thinking isContinue reading “All-or-nothing thinking”
Category Archives: Cognitive Distortions
Heaven’s Reward Fallacy
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Always Being Right
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Global Labeling / Mislabeling
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Fallacy of Change
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Emotional Reasoning
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Shoulds
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Blaming
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Fallacy of Fairness
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.
Control Fallacies
Cognitive distortions are faulty ways of thinking that convince us of a reality that is simply not true.