Challenging Cognitive Distortions

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Which cognitive distortion is Alex experiencing after thinking, "I’ve completely ruined my diet. I might as well eat the whole bag now."?

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All-or-Nothing Thinking

Front

Which cognitive distortion is Maria experiencing? Maria is preparing for an important work presentation. The night before, she starts thinking, "What if I forget everything? What if they think I'm incompetent? If I mess this up, my career is over!" She becomes so anxious that she barely sleeps.

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Catastrophizing

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James thinks, "I must be completely unattractive. No one will ever want to date me." ❓ Which cognitive distortion is he experiencing?

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Overgeneralization

Front

Which cognitive distortion is Sarah experiencing when she assumes, "I must have done something to upset him. Maybe my report wasn’t good enough," despite her boss just having a stressful day?

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Personalization

Front

Which cognitive distortion is Jake experiencing when he thinks, "They must be mad at me or don’t want to be friends anymore," instead of considering that they might just be busy?

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Mind Reading