![]() ![]() How truly likely is it that the thing I’m worried about will actually happen?. ![]() maybe I’m not a failure, maybe I’m creative for trying something new.) How can I reframe my negative thought into a positive one? (e.g.What evidence do I have for this thought–is there really enough evidence to justify this?.Am I basing my thoughts in facts or emotions?.Ask “what are my thoughts as I’m feeling overwhelmed?” and then ask yourself: A common one I hear is “If I admit, even once, that I’m tired and stressed then everyone will see me as weak and I’ll be a laughingstock and not able to hold my head up in my community.” What Can You Do to Fight Stinking Thinking?įirst and foremost, when you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed, stop for a moment to see if you’re doing stinking thinking. You may be a great parent, but all you can think about is the time you had to miss your daughter’s dance recital because of harvest…or you may discount your positive accomplishments, thinking “that was just luck.”Ĭatastrophizing occurs when you assume the worst possible outcome to a situation. Mental filters happen when you only pay attention to the negative and discount the positive. Overgeneralization is when you take a single event and draw big conclusions from it, so that making one mistake in keeping the books becomes “I will never be able to keep the books. Here are some of the most common kinds of stinking thinking. The good news is, if we can recognize them, we can fight back and replace the negative thoughts with more accurate positive ones. You’re more vulnerable to it when you’re under some stress, and if not controlled stinking thinking can turn into a spiral of negativity. The phrase “stinking thinking,” or cognitive distortions, is used to describe any thinking that makes you believe you will fail, that bad things will happen, or that somehow you are not a good person. ![]()
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