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15 styles of Distorted Thinking

15 styles of Distorted Thinking
15 styles of Distorted Thinking Filtering: You take the negative details and magnify them while filtering out all positive aspects of a situation. Polarized Thinking: Things are black or white, good or bad. You have to be perfect or you're a failure. There is no middle ground. Overgeneralization: You come to a general conclusion based on a single incident or piece of evidence. Checklist for Hidden Anger Procrastination in the completion of imposed tasks.

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