Mental Health

Seven Types of Thinking Errors

1. Mind Reading

Example:- assuming that others are thinking certain things about you or are doing things for a particular reason.

2. Catastrophic or Fortune Telling

Example:- predicting how things will happen in an overly gloomy way.

3. Over-Generalising

Example:- saying things like “You always do that” or “You never told me”.

4. Emotional Reasoning

Example:- over-reliance on your feelings to determine your actions or decisions.

5. Making Demands

Example:- using words like You Must, Should, Ought do this. Could be about yourself or others.

6. Only Remembering or Noticing Negative Aspects

Example:- paying little attention to or ignoring positive aspects of your life situation and focusing disproportionately on negative outcomes.

7. Excessive Self Criticism

Example:- continually putting yourself down and focusing more on what you see as your bad qualities, rather than focusing on your good points.

Don’t be so hard on yourself and remember no one is perfect.