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05-09-2004, 05:45 PM
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| Pretzel logic
I found this in one of my quote books today. Something I jotted down when I began my quest to improve the way I think. "Man is not troubled by events, but what man tells himself about those events." Ten Common Cognitive Distortions: 1. All or nothing thinking. Black or white. 2. Overgeneralization. Always/never... 3. Mental Filter. Dwell on negative aspect. Filters out the positive 4. Disqualify the positive. Changing pluses into minuses. 5. Jump to conclusions: a)mind reading b)fortune telling 6. Magnification/minimization (Catastrophizing) 7. Emotional reasoning. I feel like x therefore I am x. 8. “Should� statements. 9. Labeling. 10. Personalization. I more or less hate these kinds of lists, because I can always identify with most of what's listed. And I'm not a real big fan of made-up words, but I like catastrophizing. Maybe that's because I am so damn good at doing that. But whether I like this list or not, it gives me food for thought on how to continue to improve my thought processes. And that is a good thing. |
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05-09-2004, 06:08 PM
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| OH SH!T  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RICHMOND,VIRGINIA-
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| Re: Pretzel logic
My Thinking Exactly Gabe!!!never,should,can't,wouln't,my Vocabulary.this List Is Me To The "t",the List Diary Has Another Entry.when I'm Stuck,i Have My Diary,9 Times Out Of 10 The Answers There.the Negitive Thoughts Push Away The Possitive:my Meds. Are Definatly Helping With That!thanks For Another "that's Me" List.
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05-09-2004, 06:13 PM
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| Re: Pretzel logic
Had myself a 1 to 10 day today, in more ways than I care to mention! I was therefore pretty darn grateful for the little bit I learned about REBT while in treatment. Disputing beliefs in my reaction to events in my life has saved me a lot of unnecessary grief the last little while. Thanks Gabe. |
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05-10-2004, 09:50 AM
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| believer  Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: walking in faith
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| Re: Pretzel logic
Gabe, you're such an angel. It's so good to have you around - little JG just loves the attention! 
__________________   Whether they find recovery or not, we survive...and then we thrive. ~Gabe
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05-10-2004, 05:58 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Palm Desert, CA
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| Re: Pretzel logic
They're following me around too Gabe! Geesh! It is like they listened in on a conversation I had with my boyfriend and listed all of the things I did wrong! Wow. Thanks for the eye-opener. I will print this and keep it handy for the next time I have a deep conversation with him. Love, Susann
__________________  "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
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05-10-2004, 07:25 PM
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I need to add one: 11. Script-writing I do this all the time. I anticipate events yet to come and script-write how they may or may not turn out. I think it will prepare me for such future events. Wrong. Those events never turn out the way I imagine, and I end up at a loss for words, even after my carefully crafted script. I'm much better off being inspired in the moment than trying to write notes and have them mentally handy should such occasions arise. |
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05-11-2004, 07:17 AM
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Gabe, I do that too - all the time. I waste so much time and energy for something that never ever turns out the way it did in my head. Most of the time it's nowhere near as bad as I predicted. Just call me doom and gloom gal... 
__________________ Whether they find recovery or not, we survive...and then we thrive. ~Gabe
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05-11-2004, 01:35 PM
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| Bird on the rise  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Walking with my Higher Power
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1-10 yep - that'd be me! <sigh> damnit! it's sooo frustrating! Marie
__________________ "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." ~~Rumi "Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs." -- Pearl Strachan Hurd "The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold." --Bible |
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