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20 Ιουλ 2024 · Cognitive distortions are biased perspectives we take on ourselves and the world around us. They are irrational thoughts and beliefs that we unknowingly reinforce over time. These patterns and systems of thought are often subtle–it’s difficult to recognize them when they are a regular feature of your day-to-day thoughts.
Use this CBT worksheet to educate clients on how to recognize cognitive distortions and their impact on mood. By minimizing or avoiding these irrational thought patterns, clients can maintain a more balanced perspective, lower anxiety, and feel better about themselves.
These negative thinking patterns can become reflexive and engrained, leading to unwanted negative emotions such as anxiety or depression. In turn, this can maintain counter-productive and self-defeating patterns of behaviour, as we attempt to control or avoid our unwanted thoughts and feelings.
Anxiety, depression, and poor self-esteem often are the results of irrational negative thoughts. Irrational thoughts are not based in evidence, operate mostly on assumptions, and are rooted in...
During Depression: (1) If I avoid challenges, I’ll be okay, but if I try to do hard things I’ll fail. (2) If I avoid asking for help, my incompetence won’t show but if I do ask for help, people will
Depressed people, for instance, blame themselves for being depressed. They put it down to lack of willpower, or weakness, and criticise themselves for not “pulling themselves together”.
Download free CBT handouts and PDFs. Resources include thought logs, CBT models, behavioral activation, cognitive restructuring, and more.
