Cognitive distortions or errors in thinking are irrational, inflated thoughts that negatively distort our perception of reality. They play a significant role in perpetuating our psychopathological states ( i.e depression /anxiety) . These maladaptive thought patterns usually automatic and can be difficult to identify if we weren’t aware of them.
In this post I share with u some of the commonly experienced cognitive distortions. Most of us have fallen for these at one point in time or another. To avoid negative feelings caused by these thinking errors, it is important that we learn to identify and modify / correct these faulty patterns of thinking.
These terms were conceptualized by Dr David Burns. Much of his work is based on Dr. Aaron Becks research who was the first to revel the potential impact of distorted thinking.
Which cognitive distortions do u usually use?