We all make mistakes

March 27, 2023

Cognitive distortions are when we immediately evaluate some event in a biased, erroneous way. That is, reality does not correspond to our expectations. Let's take a look at some types of cognitive distortions:⠀ ▫️ Catastrophizing Short chest pain. It's definitely a heart attack and I'm going to die.⠀ ▫️ Black and white thinking If I don't pass the interview, then I'm a worthless specialist.⠀ ▫️ Devaluing positive information. Yes, I have done well. But that's not to say that I'm good at it. I just got lucky.⠀ ▫️Labeling. I'm stupid/the boss is a tyrant. Mistakes in thinking are like optical illusions. We know that there're illusions, but don't stop believing in them and using them.