Name that distorted cognition (thought/perception)

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3. Negative Predictions
Overestimating the likelihood that an action will have a negative outcome.

I'm a pessimist forever, that definite right now, negative predictions being both my pessimism, and me saying I'm gonna stay that way forever. This an analization after the instant thought in my head, realizing can make me correct it, but I still make the cognitions unfortunately.

 

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8. Thinking an absence of effusiveness means something is wrong.
Believing an absence of a smiley-face in an email means someone is mad at you. Or, interpreting “You did a good job” as negative if you were expecting “You did a great job.”

Also me, I can't quite be sattisfied with myself, and I undertake all compliments and take heavily the fails.

 

[ms spock]

50. "I can't change my behavior." (or "I can't change my thinking style.")

Instead of telling yourself "I can't," try asking yourself how you could shift your behavior (or thinking style) by 5%.
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I have been sinking into this a lot. I keep not getting traction because I keep choosing this type of thinking.

I can change my thinking though - and I can do it. I can stop this rumination.

I can change my thinking style by 5% by refuting my distorted cognitions. I can write down what my fears are about the funeral and I can stop that.

 

[Ronin]

Negative predictions & minimizing and I need to get rid of both, as neither is very me.

 

[ms spock]

49. Repeating the same behavior and expecting different results (or thinking that doubling-down on a failed strategy will start to produce positive results).

For example, expecting that if you nag more, your partner will change.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions
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I got stuck in this one for years. I really did. I kept trying and trying - I couldn't seem to grasp that trying wasn't enough - that you had to think things through and adjust your actions to the situations. I was so traumatised I couldn't manage to think things through. I just reacted.

48. Link Removed your Link Removed based on positive behaviors you plan to do later.

For example, overeating today if you expect you'll be starting a Link Removed next week. Often the planned positive behaviors don't happen.
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I do this too.

Really struggling with distorted cognitions today.

 

[Lionheart]

Expecting the worst and ignoring important / positive aspects of the situation. I can't recall what that cognitive distortion is called, but I do seem to have a problem with it today.

 

[Ronin]

Disqualifying the positive, @Lionheart777. Unless I have my distortions jumbled up too, pretty possible.

 

[Tinyflame]

37. Assumed similarity.

19. Basing future decisions on “sunk costs.”

49. Repeating the same behavior and expecting different results (or thinking that doubling-down on a failed strategy will start to produce positive results).

Expecting the worst.

 

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Hooboy. Actually gonna explain this one, can't believe I'm reporting this...

So I was doing dishes and could not find any spoons. Had been maybe ruminating on how people don't like me and I suck and everyone pretends and whatever (WHATEVER) but anyway I went into living room, no spoons. WIthin like 1 minute (I am not making this shit up) I became concerned that "they" had broken into my apartment while I was out tonight and stole all my spoons to send a signal (oh sorry if trigger in this shit) to me. I worked on staying calm and considered how many times recently I have been dead wrong in paranoid thoughts (or mostly wrong) and then when I found the spoons I was kinda proud at the fact that I just kept doing dishes and didn't let it run away with me.

So the moral is, I have spoons thank god, even if everyone hates me.

:wacky:

 

[ms spock]

15. Recognizing feelings as causes of behavior, but not equally attending to how behavior influences thoughts and feelings.

For example, you think “When I have more energy, I’ll exercise” but not “Exercising will give me more energy.”

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-practice/201301/50-common-cognitive-distortions
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This has been a major depressive one for me.

 

[Deleted member 20978]

I miss disco chat

 

[ms spock]

So I was doing dishes and could not find any spoons. Had been maybe ruminating on how people don't like me and I suck a
even if everyone hates me.

So it is a distorted cognition to think everyone hates you as that is clearly not true, I, for one, do not hate you.

What type of distorted cognition do you think that this one is @Jemini? Perhaps overgeneralisation?