Types of Unhelpful Thoughts
Being able to notice unhelpful thoughts is the first step you can take to adjust them to more helpful ones. Have a look at the following 8 common examples – do you recognise any of these thoughts?
Catastrophising is when you tend to see or think the worst in situations.
“If I don’t get that invitation, then clearly nobody loves me.”
Catastrophising is one of the most unhelpful thinking styles.
It is often used in everyday language, for instance:
It’s not going to be the worst thing ever. You might feel very uncomfortable at the time but there are probably worse things.
Another example could be:
Or
Catastrophising is expecting the extreme negative in a situation.