The Thinking Traps
Thinking Traps are the WORST ! They make me scream when I realize I am caught in the thinking trap. They are so sneaky, unless we know what they are we don't know we are stuck in one, which causes a downward spiral of negative thinking. Like I wrote earlier, they are the absolute WORST. We have to snap our brain out of a thinking trap when we find ourselves in one. The first thing to do is to identify the thinking trap you are in. Fortune-Telling (Catastrophizing): Predicting that something bad will happen, without any evidence. “I never ride my bike, because if I did, a truck would run me over.” All or Nothing Thinking (Black and White Thinking ): Seeing things as only right or wrong, good or bad, perfect or terrible and often see a small mistake as a total failure. “I told myself I’d eat healthier, but I caved and ate pizza today. I am a failure. I might as well just binge out now…” Overgeneralization: Making sweeping negative conclusion that go far beyond the ...