Last week I wrote about “common negative thought distortions” and how they can contribute to anxiety and depression. Cognitive distortions are just what they sound like — ways of thinking that distort reality. They’re subtle, usually subconscious untruths we tell ourselves about the world, ourselves, and other people. They’re messages […]
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We’ve all heard of negative thoughts, but have you ever heard of a thought distortion? What are “thought distortions” anyway? Also called “cognitive distortions,” common negative thought distortions are how our minds convince us of things that aren’t actually true. Distorted thoughts are basically instances of inaccurate thinking we don’t realize are […]