All or Nothing Thinking
Viewing situations as either one extreme or the other without considering possibilities in between.
The Cognitive Distortions
The FLB app contains eleven cognitive distortions that commonly create distorted negative thinking.
Learning to recognize and explain these distortions in our thinking helps us gain a deeper understanding of our thinking habits and reduce distorted negative thinking.
Choose a distortion below to learn more about it and how to identify if our thoughts are affected by it.
Blaming Others
Attributing problems solely to external factors and other people, without considering personal responsibility or alternative explanations.
Emotional Reasoning
Taking our emotions as evidence for the truth. If we feel something, we believe it must be true
Labeling
Attaching fixed, often negative, labels or judgments to oneself or others based on limited information or specific events.
Mental Filtering
Selectively focusing on certain aspects of a situation while ignoring or disregarding other relevant information.
Mind Reading
Making assumptions or drawing conclusions about what others are thinking or feeling, without any concrete evidence or direct communication.
Personalizing
Taking undue responsibility for negative events or outcomes, assuming that we are solely to blame even when there are other factors at play.
Should Statements
Making statements that have rigid and unrealistic expectations about how things should be or how we or others should behave.