Challenging Ten of the Most Common Cognitive Distortions
Cristina Lambert
We all go through traumas that shape the way we see the world. For example, we might have a series of negative experiences while traveling abroad, which leads us to conclude that the particular country and culture we visited was awful and inhospitable. These trauma-informed biases become a lens through which we understand and evaluate the world. However, these lenses are often so warped, cracked, and badly scratched that we don’t see an accurate picture of the world. This is what we call cognitive distortions. We all have cognitive distortions without even realizing it. These false assumptions and irrational thought patterns often amount to little more than misinformation and prejudice....
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