Cognitive Distortion

2. the belief that things should be a certain way
4. thinking in absolutes such as "always," "never," or "every"
6. to conclusions interpreting the meaning of a situation with no evidence
8. recognizing on the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positive
10. assumption that emotions reflect the way things really are
11. the expectation that a situation will turn out badly without adequate evidence
13. seeing only the worst possible outcome

1. the belief that you are responsible for events outside of your control
3. exaggerating the importance of events
5. making broad interpretations from a single or few events
7. reading interpreting the thoughts and beliefs of others without adequate evidence
9. the belief that thoughts, actions or emotions influence unrelated situations
12. minimizing the importance of events