Sunday, April 11, 2010

Do You Think in Black and White?

Many people, in fact all people, have automatic thoughts that are distorted at times. One example of this kind of thinking has been dubbed by cognitive behavioral therapy professionals as "all or nothing thinking" or "black or white thinking".

"All or nothing" thinking is a way of processing thoughts that limits people to just two choices in life - "good" or "bad", "rich" or "poor", "smart" or "dumb". People are generally not aware that this particular distortion is occurring in their thought processes nor are they aware of....read more

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