#cognitive-distortions

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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
6 days ago

4 Cognitive Distortions in Netflix's "High School Catfish"

Perpetrators adopt cognitive distortions—minimisation, rationalisation, externalising blame—to justify harmful online stalking and deny responsibility, illustrated by a high-school catfish case.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Why You Put Yourself Down When Waiting After a Job Interview

You feel like you've been on a roller coaster, constantly applying for jobs and searching for the perfect one. You've sent an updated resume and cover letter. You answered all the questions. You were asked to submit video answers to questions. And now you wait. Will you be called for an interview? After the tenth time of checking your email, the uncertainty in your head starts to take over, leading you to question yourself: "Why did I even try? I'm not as good as the other applicants. What makes me think they'd want me?"
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

We compare ourselves to those who seem ahead and forget about the masses who are in a worse predicament. This skews our perspective on success and progress.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Health Anxiety and the 'Emotional Reasoning' Thinking Error

People with health anxiety tend to engage in cognitive distortions or thinking errors when it comes to health-related situations.
Mental health
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Wake Up, People! Get Your Thinking Brain Going!

Human aggressiveness stems from cognitive distortions, particularly harmful labeling of others, exacerbated by physiological responses to perceived threats.
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