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,” ...

Life can feel hard for all sorts of valid reasons. However, if everything feels like a struggle, it can be partly self-inflicted. In key ways, most of us think in patterns that limit us and restrict ...

Thinking errors, also called cognitive biases or cognitive distortions, are irrational patterns of thinking that can both cause, and be caused by, depression: the more depressed you feel, the more you ...

I’m so distracted at work,” Jesse lamented one day. He was slumped on my couch, looking utterly defeated. “I can’t focus on anything.” “Why?” I asked. “We’re in a recession! Have you heard about all ...

Magical thinking is when a person believes that specific words, thoughts, emotions, or rituals can influence the external world. Magical thinking examples include worrying that something bad will ...