What are Cognitive Distortions?

[@lanalane5856]

1. Emotional reasoning. When you feel something so intensely ,so you think it might be true. 2. Disqualifying the positive. Focusing only on the small negative aspects. 3. Mind reading. Making assumptions without enough evidence. 4. All or nothing thinking. Beautiful or hideous. Black or white. Nothing in between. 5.Catastrophizing. Imagining the worst explanations or outcomes.

[@gerrieshapiro2147]

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[@thewisdomtherapist]

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[@GanDtech]

2. It could quite literally all be positive but your brain will want you to constantly prove it over and over.

[@jimoneprism]

What about "shoulds" or "musts"

[@getprobed838]

I took a class in federal prison called Criminal Behavior....it was based on irrational thought processes. It's actually quite amazing the psychology behind this stuff. I realized it's something everyone does...but you can't stop them...best to not even point them out. It's best to learn and understand them Yourself...so you can catch Yourself doing it...and stop it. I've tried explaining these irrational thought processes to others and it usually doesn't end well. I was talking to another inmate one day about why some people don't take it well when being told about their own irrational thoughts. He told me "Sometimes you can only clean up the trash on your side of the fence"

[@zavinovacka]

So what is the point? Just to acknowledge them and let the pass, not acting on them?

[@OGmanMoG]

What did you do?

[@natecoleman7985]

Very insightful comment. Thank you for this.

[@muzduza44]

12 step program inspires me to seek my exact wrongs.n so I question what is a wrong.i find cognative errors I act thru leads me to instinctual collisions.i must pair up an improved conscious contact with power to awaken me.

[@jonathonanderson7550]

What he said was in the Bible Matthew 7:3-5 NIV “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. 💯

[@thewisdomtherapist]

CBT saved my life. After that I became a CBT therapist. This way of living is so much powerful that my mission now is to let the whole world know, how CBT can heal our lives!

[@kimkeane]

ah any advice or tips on literally anything would be greatly appreciated :)

[@nothingnessxyzyx]

Omg .. That's what i am thinking

[@CR45H760]

Thank you first time I’ve youtubed distortions. The distortions are overwhelming my day-to-day life currently.

[@thewisdomtherapist]

CBT saved my life. After that I became a CBT therapist. This way of living is so much powerful that my mission now is to let the whole world know, how CBT can heal our lives!

[@rahatbutt1584]

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[@tomski2671]

It's important to notice that these cognitive distortions conflict with people's wants/needs/motivations/fears. Hence the emotional reaction. If the distortion was about something irrelevant to a person they would not care. Perhaps distortions form because of a hypersensitivity to a need or fear.

[@jinkieez]

this is the worst part. my cognitive distortions attack everything I love the most. You would think my brain would want to HELP me reach my goals but instead it hinders them.

[@Astro2024]

you just described another form of cognitive distortion called personalization

[@tomski2671]

@@jinkieez If I understand you correctly, it's your need/demand to secure/attain that which you love that keeps your brain looking for certainty of never loosing it. My mind does similar things. The solution is to realize that demanding certainty is an unrealistic expectation.

[@thewisdomtherapist]

CBT saved my life. After that I became a CBT therapist. This way of living is so much powerful that my mission now is to let the whole world know, how CBT can heal our lives!

[@nso9417]

I'm so sick of thoughts.

[@danielbailey5072]

Me too

[@zonalspore]

I feel you. I feel like life would be simpler if my mind wasn’t racing all the time.

[@Juan-f7j]

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[@michaelgrier8584]

Add the 'Zero Sum Gain' fallacy: Someone compliments my kid on being so beautiful so that must mean they don't think I am beautiful or my sister got invited to go to the beach with one of her friends (who I don't even know) but nobody invited me to go anywhere so that must mean nobody wants my company.

[@connorweisberg3956]

I'm so glad I came across this vid! I've been struggling with this problem for years. I grew a lot over last year during the spring/summer, but then the thoughts started to come back recently around November. I have been trying to figure out what it was for so long and know I can address it to my therapist. Thank you!

[@theoreticallyspeaking3377]

Saving my A level psychology one video at a time!

[@reneesantiago6496]

Wow.......i have ALL 5! Its been there since childhood and really started affecting my life in severely negative way about 7 yrs ago. Its absolutely HORRIBLE to live like this everyday!

[@funlovers9147]

Superb. I met a therapist and he asked me to look up C D. Great explanation.

[@moogledoodles]

My psychologist also suggested I research this and I’m pretty mind blown. It’s nice to hear certain ways of thinking put into these types of words; makes for a better understanding of what’s going on in my noggin.

[@_Dennis2Society215]

Same! This explains my thought processes so much 😭😭

[@rachellewhite4054]

I wish I had a way to turn off my brain. I just want to calm down for a little while. My head is running wild, constantly. It’s exhausting.

[@TherapistAid]

So sorry to hear this, Rachelle. Try visiting www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists to find help near you.

[@jemimahkirabo8038]

I am definitely in all these categories Especially feeling like if someone is late, they are dead, or in an accident, or if I live with the door unlocked once, I will get killed.If I miss taking medication I will die.

[@domo7187]

I behave like this because of my experiences proving me right

[@yamatanoorochi3149]

What if that's called self-fulfilling prophecy

[@ericnorman5237]

May be a series on how each cognitive distortion may be challenged? For each case, what may be done in principle followed up by examples?

[@TherapistAid]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@clarenceoliveriii]

Absolutely, an amazing job. I am in a master's program learning more and you have explained this quite well. Thank you!

[@TherapistAid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michellet_thatsme]

This was incredibly helpful! I appreciate the way you gave such clear and concise explanations as well as relatable examples without the addition of the more clinical jargon filled language we often see used by professionals.

[@raghadtv]

This blows my mind 😮 never thought that there’s such a thing I literally experience this way of thinking

[@karnpratapsingh8860]

Quite an articulate explanation of Cognitive Distortion.

[@kalidas996]

Such information will definitely eliminate people's negativity and correct their behavior.

[@Raadrugz]

That’s me all over. Damn

[@aparnagupta6838]

Very simply explained and easy to understand. Thank you for this video.

[@amaraprivv]

i have all of these and it’s so extreme

[@zeddeka]

It would have been interesting if this also covered the other cognitive distortions that are much more negative, such as minimising, denial etc.

[@MochaLove4243]

So is Cognitive Distortions the same as Anxiety which causes panic attacks that makes you scared all of a sudden and have no idea why?

[@HAPPENSTANCE-j7c]

It's really hard for me sometime to see a clear difference between emotional reasoning and fortune telling. In the former case, you feel something and make a prediction. In the latter case, you see something, have an emotional reaction, then make a prediction. It seems to me the only difference is that fortune telling involves an empirical observation.

[@yayayyyayay3525]

Can you have cognitive thoughts about a past experience? That you are stuck in that past thing?

[@ChavezDIY]

Yes, this may also lead to feeling sad/depressed.

[@paige_iaconelli3034]

I got this disqualifying the positive mixed with the all or nothing, real eye opener

[@Kr_yptX]

everything that was mentioned in this video is exactly me.

[@martin251992]

Great video explaining cognitive distortions! :)

[@TherapistAid]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@khabri3838]

my wife thinks my parents hate her , say if a conversation going on in my home , she takes it on herself , she thinks that they are talking about her indirectly , when its not , i dont understand what to do .

[@clinicalpsychologistaimane5815]

Cognitive distortions are exaggerated and irrational thoughts of pattern.These thoughts are mostly negative.If not treated timely they may lead to serious mental illnesses like depression,anxiety,substance abuse etc.

Wonderful.... my class thought it was okay.

[@ArmyofLove]

Good video, It's responding to them that's a huge problem

[@marygrimes7229]

This is a wonderful explanation of cognitive distortions, and the examples are helpful.

[@marianzwart4047]

A really helpful tool, to explain to someone who may benefit.

[@tomjensen7950]

You are an excellent presenter by the way.

[@meganclifford3526]

Really like these videos, keep em coming!

[@mayamahfallah8179]

This video was so helpful !!!! Thank you !!!

[@gstech03]

Higher the expectations, higher the distortions plus stressed life

[@sarambecker1]

Well done. Simply stated and easy to understand. Wish I knew this as a child, would have skipped years of self imposed turmoil. 😁

[@dr.donitam.lester1947]

This was excellent! You did great on explaining and describing the material! I have subscribed! Keep up the good work!:)

[@dangdeionn]

Thought this was normal . This is 24/7 for me .

[@XendromeRage]

I have all of them so frequent and intense

[@emmadeveto4236]

Thank you very good explanation!

[@kristenschettino6381]

When it feels real at the moment but later on you look back at the thought and it sounds ridiculous is that cognitive distortions or schizophrenia?

[@martinjohnston6685]

great channel wish you were still doing uploads.

[@TherapistAid]

We plan on uploading more soon!

[@zainabmohammad3834]

This is informative and helps you think positive. Thanks I have a query. We come across people who break our trust easily and after that point, we start depending upon our gut feelings to avoid being hurt or fooled again. Some people are not honest with you and fake friend you, and ignore you when you need them, later they make excuses about being busy. So there are certain kinds of lessons that make us too over analytical for the fear of being a victim again. How different is this defence mechanism of going by your gut feelings against cognitive distortions? Pls explain. Thanks :)

[@svth13]

Well explained! Much useful. Thank you.💐

[@TherapistAid]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@deepalipimpale309]

I want to learn this therapy .

[@Rays2101]

Thank you. You are amazing

[@m.joywilliams5741]

Excellent breakdown, thanks!

[@GoodVibesRelax]

Nice video 🙂👍 I'm subscribe

[@rudyrey5600]

Beutiful presentation, thank you very much

[@poornimaanugondanahalli]

Wow. Thanks for explaining it so well 🙏🏻

[@miaazor4663]

My doctor told me to look this up

[@yamatanoorochi3149]

Yeah I can't do mind reading, but then based on what am I supposed to guage how well I'm doing in a social setting? I want a solid, common sense standard that can be spelled out to me so that I stop needing to worry about these things God not having enough information really makes me paralyzed and absolutely dumbed out

[@susanagween432]

Good explanation and the examples helped.

[@TherapistAid]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LoloCommentQueen]

Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion so maybe Romanticizing is another one. What would you call it when a person thinks things can never go wrong?

[@victorthomas1104]

This was very helpful thank you

[@nickwilliams7716]

Excellent video on a brilliant topic. Thanks

[@tritonefreeze4058]

Very helpful, and great examples!

[@Miss.katika]

What would be a good example of challenging those beliefs??

[@medhachakraborty7474]

Thanks a lot ❤️

[@johnmason4023]

I kinda got into each one of them...

[@mebikashrestha7772]

Thanku

[@andreacurtis422]

Do you have another video for the remaining 5 cognitive distortions?

[@sufiyanraza-6]

I can pay any thing to get rid of these kind of thoughts 😭

[@henryrichard8448]

You saved my Life !!!

[@yolaiine99]

Thanks I am a phobia of cognitive distortio.

[@anabeatriztabordasilva8261]

Greatttt I loved, helped me so much with an work I had to do

[@udaan2001]

I have many acquaintances who have tendency to be overwhelmed all the time. It may be their Job, Family something as common as that. What psychology does it signify? Any comment?

[@ekkamailax]

Very well articulated

[@sparklemotion8377]

What is the difference between CBT and gaslighting?

[@daisyduke4640]

Great video ⭐🏆

[@TherapistAid]

Thank you!

[@DesGardius-me7gf]

Elliot Rodger’s manifesto, “My Twisted World” did a lot of this.

[@lopazio]

If someone has all of that, what does that mean?

[@nicselectronics81]

Was abused for 39 years, I have a few distortions.

[@timcook4552]

This is me. Oh my gosh!

[@flabbyhoy]

great video, thanks!

[@hanstonra]

Are cognitive distortions part of heuristics?

[@carolinelackeyJCOTMlight]

Mostly all issues apply to me... help what do I do???

[@dangerousmines6902]

Cute therapist and what not :)

[@rogerraturi2791]

Interesting perspective

[@themynamesb]

Amazing video !!

[@markschusteric875]

Still need help even though I understand the viseo

[@TherapistAid]

Try visiting www.psychologytoday.com/us?tr=Hdr_Brand to find a therapist in your area. We hope you're able to find the help you need!

[@evelynproud8792]

Oh My God I Have All Of These. What Do I do?

[@exhaltedone3090]

Get a therapist.

[@zainabmohammad3834]

What are the reasons for CD

[@dsk_999]

Amazing video

[@sunilj10]

What’s the difference between all or nothing and catastrophising ?

[@tomjensen7950]

All or nothing you see things binarily: Black/white, good/bad, loved/hated. Catastrophizing is when you are imagining outcomes to result in only failure, embarrassment or disaster.

[@charlesbromberick4247]

interesting - tks

[@rope8666]

Ok so this is me

[@greatdavid8790]

Bro.. I got all of them..

[@itsaxel8088]

When you realize you do all of these... I'm cooked

[@DigitalArtisan77]

That's a nice word for psychosis but you don't want to call everyone psychotic. 🤣

[@EmmieStrachey-b9n]

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[@idcb6718]

I have all

[@nso9417]

Cognitive distortions ruined me

[@-m7k0z7-9]

I think I have to take lots of CBT to get my life together. I'm very very bad at academia, I put things off all the time, to a point where it has become a problem where I'm starting to get Fs on midterms. I get two Fs and 2 As on midterms. Those I got an A on I studied for a little bit weeks prior and had to buckle-up and study for the days coming coming to the exam. But other courses I would neglect (even if I have like 3-4 days for a midterm, but since I haven't studied for it a weeks prior, then I will not get an A, and most likely I might fail, and the amount of work I need to put to get an A is very high) So I procrastinate and feel guilty about procrastinating and not studying and the cycle will go on untill the day before the exam where I would open the material and read I realize that all of those thoughts and fears were wrong. But the problem is that it happens all the time, and I feel like my head is messed up...

[@vineboom9372]

sometimes it's way beyond simply being "lazy" or an "extreme procrastinator"! have you ever been tested for anything along the lines of ADHD?

[@forlynay]

I have all of these... Yay me