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Everything is either good or bad
Focus on situations exclusively
Comparing to others

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I identify with this concept. It is an extreme "black and white" way of thinking. It's "All or Nothing" and there is no middle ground or happy medium.

This definitely can cause negativity.

Signed...........Dr. Bit EMOJI

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1)  I
2)  Feel
3)  Attacked

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We often use filters and choose to focus on negative.
We have lots of expectations (shoulds) and expect everyone to have the same shoulds.
We rely on emotions as proofs of the truth.

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"A tendency to relate something external to yourself. In other words, you think that everything revolves around you. This causes you to twist the facts...A person who is particularly sensitive to personalization thinks they are the target of constant insinuation." I feel that I do this often. I overthink interactions and feel the need to apologize if I felt I wronged someone in a conversation. I often receive the response that they weren't even aware of this.

"Instead of identifying the mistake we’ve made, we give ourselves a negative label..."
I find myself labeling myself with "just an English teacher" I have so much more to offer than just that.

Overall, being aware of the negative self-talk on a daily basis and being able to pin point it, and name it... perhaps that's where resiliency grows?

Through therapy I have identified those negative self-talk items as "the red cloud" and it is helpful for me.

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I think we all have different ways of looking at the world. We have all had different experiences that filter or color how we receive information.  Sometimes we need to think, think and think to get out of our heads.

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*Tendency to think you understand/conceptualize everything.
*You believe the label and therefore it is what you are.
*We tend to see things one way.

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Filtering " when a person picks a negative detail from a situation and focuses on it exclusively"

Overgeneralize "...if something bad happened one time, we should expect it to happen over and over again"

Personalizing  "when we compare ourselves with others"

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Thoughts—the lens through which you feel the world

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Thoughts—the lens through which you feel the world

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1. External factors impact your thoughts and consequently, your emotions, in both positive and negative ways.
2. You can consciously adapt or change cognitive distortions (inaccurate thoughts).
3. Refrain from negative habits like overgeneralization, labeling, jumping to conclusions, etc.

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All or nothing thinking. If it isn’t perfect then don’t put it out for anyone to see.
Mind reading. Assuming other’s intentions
Personalization. A tendency to relate something external to yourself.

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If you find things are not going as you expect, PIVOT! Remember that you may have a script in your head, but others may not follow.
1. We should question what we see and hear. It’s important to put a question mark around these ideas before we add them to our beliefs and values.
2. Once we identify them, the next step is to exchange the distortions for more “realistic” or adaptive thoughts.
3. Roughly speaking, cognitive distortions are responsible for our sadness, anxiety, anger, etc. As we identify and change them, we will feel better.