Here are the five most common thinking distortions I see in my practice. It is important to recognize cognitive distortion as it can play a huge role in your chronic pain, chronic illness, back pain, fibromyalgia healing journey. Positive thinking is just putting on rse colored glasses and pretending everything is perfect, but it does play a role in increasing your happiness, which releases neurotransmitters that help with pain management. It is a great way to deal with chronic pain.
1 Overgeneralization- Believing your one bad experience will be the only experience you will ever have!
2 Focusing on the negative- Only paying attention to the negative parts of an event or situation. Even if there are a bunch of positive things during that time period.
3 Comparing Worth- Thinking you are not as good, good enough, or have the same "worthiness" as someone else. Always thinking less of yourself because others have more or can do more.
4 Always Expecting Disaster- You are always expecting the worst-case outcome. Nothing can be good.
5 Predicting the Future- Come on are you a fortune-teller? Then why are you predicting how your future looks, and if you combine this one with any of the above, your future must look pretty grim.
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These are only a few of the thinking distortions you can have but these are the few I see most often when talking with people. Download the Distorted Thinking Reference Guide below to learn more and a tool to change those thoughts on the fly! The quicker you can recognize them and flip them the sooner you can take charge of your life.
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