{"id":542,"date":"2024-03-12T07:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth.digitalgrowthrevealed.com\/?p=542"},"modified":"2024-03-12T07:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:02:22","slug":"catastrophizing-how-to-stop-making-yourself-depressed-and-anxious-cognitive-distortion-skill-6-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.digitalgrowthrevealed.com\/?p=542","title":{"rendered":"Catastrophizing: How to Stop Making Yourself Depressed and Anxious: Cognitive Distortion Skill #6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bS2LPNlO07s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Get the course: Change Your Brain-Neuroplasticity and Mental Health<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/change-your-brain?utm_campaign=May%2024,%202019&#038;utm_medium=Description&#038;utm_source=YouTube<br \/>\nIn this video, we\u2019re going to talk about catastrophizing- expecting the worst! Catastrophizing is an excellent way to make yourself anxious and depressed and completely ruin your life! Oh yeah, and I\u2019m going to teach you 3 things you can do to stop catastrophizing.<br \/>\nWhat is Catastrophizing:<br \/>\nCatastrophizing is a common cognitive distortion, or thinking error. It\u2019s when we think of a current or future situation as a catastrophe. So for example, you worry that you\u2019re going to fail a test. Then you imagine what would happen when you do fail- you\u2019re going to get kicked out of school, end up working a dead end job, fail at life at life and die homeless on the street. And all this because of a test at school. <\/p>\n<p>Catastrophizing is imagining the worst. It\u2019s taking a difficult situation and interpreting it as being horrible, terrible, and unrecoverable. We\u2019ve all known that person who, if they got a \u201cB\u201d on a test wailed \u201cI\u2019m failing Math class\u201d.  Many of us have had that parent who, when we didn\u2019t want to do our chores they said something like \u201cIf you don\u2019t do your chores, your college roommates will hate you and no one will want to marry you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like in the story about the jack, Catastrophizing often starts with a genuine setback, like getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, but then the thinking error turns that reality into the belief that something horrible is bound to happen- \u201cI\u2019m going to get shot, attacked and robbed!\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>At its root, catastrophizing is about our habitual response to challenges or shortcomings. So take a second, pause this video and ask yourself: How do you think about failure? <\/p>\n<p>When these habits become part of a repeated pattern, they lead to depression or anxiety- and people tend to imagine never being able to recover.<\/p>\n<p>Catastrophizing is a thinking error (aka cognitive distortion) that makes you anxious, depressed, and unmotivated.<br \/>\nLooking for affordable online therapy? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off: https:\/\/betterhelp.com\/therapyinanutshell<\/p>\n<p>Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/?utm_campaign=05242019&amp;utm_medium=Description&amp;utm_source=YouTube<br \/>\nSupport my mission on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/therapyinanutshell<br \/>\nSign up for my newsletter: https:\/\/courses.therapyinanutshell.com\/free-resources<br \/>\nCheck out my favorite self-help books: https:\/\/kit.co\/TherapyinaNutshell\/best-self-help-books<br \/>\nCheck out my podcast, Therapy in a Nutshell: https:\/\/tinpodcast.podbean.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC, and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health.<\/p>\n<p>About Me:<br \/>\nI\u2019m Emma McAdam. I\u2019m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and I have worked in various settings of change and growth since 2004. My experience includes juvenile corrections, adventure therapy programs, wilderness therapy programs, an eating disorder treatment center, a residential treatment center, and I currently work in an outpatient therapy clinic.  <\/p>\n<p>In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. 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