Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) empowers you to adjust your thinking patterns and ultimately improve your well-being. A core principle of CBT is challenging your thoughts. When negative or unhelpful thoughts arise, CBT encourages you to reflect and scrutinize them. Are these thoughts realistic? What evidence do you have to back them? By challe
Spotting and Addressing Unhelpful Thought Patterns
Our thoughts are constantly interpreting the world around us. However, sometimes these processes can become off-kilter, leading to negative and destructive thought patterns known as cognitive distortions. These flaws in thinking can affect our emotions, behaviors, and overall outlook. Frequent cognitive distortions include all-or-nothing thinking,