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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I spent twenty years trying to change my mother's mind about things she was factually incorrect about and one day I stopped - not because I gave up, but because I finally understood that her certainty was never actually about the facts - Silicon Canals

Deeply held beliefs resist correction because they serve emotional needs and identity protection, not because people lack access to facts.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Psychoethics: The Normative Study of Emotional Speech Acts

Self-defeating speech acts in emotional reasoning impair moral judgment and ethical decision-making, but addressing these patterns restores rational moral agency.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Fear Trap: Why We Need a Rational Revolution

When fear dominates, nuance and exceptions fade. Over time, this dynamic creates insular echo chambers that amplify threat narratives while filtering out contradictory evidence. What is particularly striking, and deeply concerning, is that this climate of dread is no longer confined to one group. It is now mirrored across political divides, leaving many people-regardless of affiliation-feeling powerless, overwhelmed, and chronically anxious.
World politics
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

Are you Loading the Facts to Upset Yourself?

Embedding value judgments in factual premises produces the Fact-Loading Fallacy, which conceals, augments, and sustains self-disturbing emotional reasoning.
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

How to Overcome Emotional Reasoning

Believe it or not, emotional reasoning is neither rare nor uncommon. It is present when we feel jealous and conclude that our partner is cheating on us, with no reason or evidence to back this assumption up. It is in play when we feel judged and scrutinized, without a single remark or event as proof. It can negatively impact our impression when meeting a prospective employer triggers anxiety.
Mental health
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Feeling Like You're Behind May Be Based on Distorted Beliefs

Feeling behind often reflects emotional reasoning and perfectionism; challenging rigid, self-oriented standards and distorted thoughts can reduce unrealistic expectations and distress.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Adult ADHD and a Big 3 of Negative Thoughts

Perfectionism, emotional reasoning, and externalized self-worth are prominent unhelpful thinking patterns in adults with ADHD that CBT targets as core coping skills.
fromPsychology Today
8 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
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