Becoming mindful of these common cognitive distortions will help you understand yourself (and other people) better and improve your decision-making. 1. Personalizing Taking something personally that ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

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These thoughts are good examples of cognitive distortions — also known as “thinking traps.” They can be easy to fall into and may not be rational. But irrational or not, thoughts affect how a person ...

“I already messed up my plan by eating a piece of cake, so I might as well start my diet over again on Monday!” “I have a really bad headache. Could this be a brain tumor?!” “My coworker never says ...

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Nicole Lipkin writes about the psychology of work and leadership. Imagine how disheartening it would feel if after every ...

When politicians resort to insult and name calling, it is a sign that they have nothing convincing to say. No data, no logic and no insights to support their position. It is a desperate ploy to win by ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract When anxious or depressed people try to recall emotionally ambiguous events, they produce errors that reflect their habits of interpreting ...

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Have you ever fallen into a thinking trap? "I already messed up my plan by eating a piece of cake, so I might as well start my diet over again on Monday!" "I have a really bad headache. Could this be ...