The Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish explores the case of two thirteen-year-olds, Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, who received thousands of anonymous, harassing messages ...

In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

How clearly do you think you see the world? Well, I have scary news. We don’t see things as they are. We don’t even see. We perceive. Your eyes, ears, and senses receive information from the outside ...

Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

In 1976, psychologist Aaron Beck, best known for the Beck Depression Inventory, proposed a theory to explain how negative self-talk — or cognitive distortions — prevent people from defining and ...

Spread the love“`html Ever had that unsettling feeling where your brain seems to be lying to you? You’re not alone. Millions of people are grappling with a phenomenon known as cognitive errors, which ...

Have you ever fallen into a thinking trap? "I already messed up my plan by eating a piece of cake, so I might as well start my diet over again on Monday!" "I have a really bad headache. Could this be ...

Stonewalling refers to emotionally shutting down in an argument and refusing to engage with your partner. "Going silent or walking out without agreement isn’t being the nice one or the calm, it’s ...

Bipolar disorder episodes can affect your ability to think, concentrate, and recall information. The specific effects can depend on whether you’re in a manic, hypomanic, or depressive episode. Mental ...