Cognitive distortions are at the heart of depressions large and small and cause undue suffering. They lie to you by distorting your perception of reality, making difficult (or even ordinary) situations feel completely hopeless.
Learn them. Know them. Fight them.
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Emotional Reasoning is a cognitive distortion that pushes a person to take their feelings about something as proof of the truth, despite feelings being highly subjective.
A very common cognitive distortion, overgeneralization is the tendency to look at one negative event and believe, without good evidence, that it will repeat indefinitely.
All-or-nothing thinking is one of the most common cognitive distortions. You see the world in black in white. Any failure to succeed is seen a complete defeat.
Let's end the stigma about depression and mental illness in general.
You're down but you don't want to be ignored or isolated. A few kind words from a stranger can often brighten your day and make a huge difference.
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