How to Change How You Think 💪 Cognitive Distortions Part 2

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    This episode is part two of our discussion on cognitive distortions. If you haven’t already, go back and watch part one, where I cover the 10 common cognitive distortions.
    Learning to recognize the 10 common cognitive distortions is the first step to change how you think. In this episode, you’re going to learn how to challenge and replace those distorted thoughts. Change how you think so you can change how you feel.
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  • @y.m.3739
    @y.m.3739 3 роки тому +446

    your videos are improving the lives and wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of people. it cannot be overstated how important of a person you are, and how needed your insight and knowledge is. thank you from all of us.

    • @kky.x
      @kky.x 3 роки тому +16

      This channel is invaluable for people who can’t afford therapy and have no support system

    • @Julie-xj1tu
      @Julie-xj1tu 3 роки тому +3

      Fully agree. I work at same facility and this is so helpful

    • @jessicaryan6514
      @jessicaryan6514 2 роки тому +1

      Including me ❤️

    • @alltop2974
      @alltop2974 Рік тому +1

      Absolutely agree 😊

    • @aleciaupson9977
      @aleciaupson9977 Рік тому +1

      Yes God!!! Heaven sent because in these days mental health is everything ❤❤

  • @mindy561
    @mindy561 3 роки тому

    You are changing the world with these videos. You and the holistic psychologist have changed my life.

  • @nomadscorpio
    @nomadscorpio 3 роки тому +6

    I 💗 your channel. I need to watch these more than I do gaming videos apparently as well, that one hit home pretty hard. 🤣👍 Thank you!

  • @tshepangmasiu9341
    @tshepangmasiu9341 3 роки тому +1

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  • @thezzach
    @thezzach Рік тому

    8:12
    9:30
    12:04 I really can change how I feel.

  • @khushi3958
    @khushi3958 3 роки тому

    Thank you ma'am 🥰

  • @frannyleyden7988
    @frannyleyden7988 2 роки тому

    One important way to think is to realize that you should not worry about anyone's opinion, except God's. Keeps things in perspective.

  • @amieyantis6808
    @amieyantis6808 2 місяці тому

    Im hurting to much to do things

  • @sneakerbabeful
    @sneakerbabeful 3 роки тому

    I bet you feel the same way about chronic physical pain. People in pain _must_ be getting something out of it. Otherwise, why would they be in pain?

  • @danielsolorzano4996
    @danielsolorzano4996 2 роки тому +106

    Summary of the process:
    1. Notice and Name
    Notice how you thinking
    Write your thoughts, ask a friend for help, do it with your therapist help
    2. Check for distortios
    Notice your distorted thinking patterns
    Look for your "always, never, should, shouldn't" and your assumptions
    3. Explore the benefits of this thoughts
    ¿Why this is confortable in the short term?
    4. Challenge the thought
    4.1. ¿What a rational friend/family member whould say if you tell them this thouhgts?
    4.2. ¿What you'd tell them to help if they had this thought? ¿What other perspectives are there?
    4.3. Reframing
    4.4. Look for exceptions ¿Is your thinking wrong or posibly false?
    4.5. Try to see both sides
    4.6. Watch for extreme wording, avoid the "never, always" and use precise words instead
    4.7. Try thinking the opposite
    4.8. How your life would be different if you stop beliving that thought
    5. Choose
    Choose the better option for you
    You can do it, good luck!

  • @bandaralsaif3607
    @bandaralsaif3607 3 роки тому +256

    Negative thinking is just an overprotective mode that needs to be switched off. It will make you stay in your comfort zone.

    • @richardsmeele
      @richardsmeele 3 роки тому +2

      Wow yup!

    • @RudyGold
      @RudyGold 3 роки тому +6

      I have this issues. Never had until my major depression

    • @sneakerbabeful
      @sneakerbabeful 3 роки тому +5

      Swirched off, because you're a machine. Who can feel nothing.

    • @whitneykreiser9242
      @whitneykreiser9242 3 роки тому +1

      I was going through all this until i was introduced to microdosing psychedelics by nexayo2629 on Instagram now im a whole different person

    • @1STBUCKLEY
      @1STBUCKLEY 3 роки тому +4

      Great way to think about it. Have agoraphobia now realise it's just a protective mode. 👍

  • @johnokeeffe3096
    @johnokeeffe3096 2 роки тому +130

    This is easily one of the most impactful UA-cam channels I've ever found. I adore how she explains things and the compassion with which she does so.

  • @NorahsYarnArt
    @NorahsYarnArt 3 роки тому +118

    I actually liked myself better when I realised that my brain is trying to help- in twisted ways but that's what is available because I'm not doing anything. Thank you my brain but I'll take over from here. Thank you Emma for sharing this 🌹

  • @YathieshHS
    @YathieshHS 3 роки тому +59

    I have seen so many channels on mental health, this is the best one ever - so much of science, knowledge, wisdom summarised

  • @beckybryant9891
    @beckybryant9891 3 роки тому +69

    I want to go write everything down about this. You don't know how much your video suggestions are helping. I have this huge tiger to fight- cancer, and trying to manage my anxiety is very difficult. Not only do your videos offer techniques to decrease your anxiety, but your voice also is also so calming that sometimes I just listen because it decreases the anxiety; Do you have a book out? BTW I loved that spot where your hair was curly, I loved it!!

    • @aaliyahali2206
      @aaliyahali2206 3 роки тому +1

      @Becky Look into Dr Joe Dispenza’s books about healing from cancer and other diseases.

    • @KrisTheSlayer
      @KrisTheSlayer 3 роки тому

      I love you friend!

    • @beckybryant9891
      @beckybryant9891 3 роки тому

      @@aaliyahali2206 Thank you!

    • @beckybryant9891
      @beckybryant9891 3 роки тому

      @@KrisTheSlayer Many thanks for that. I love you too.

    • @shubhanshujain9827
      @shubhanshujain9827 3 роки тому

      i hope you are keeping it up, i would suggest you to the cancer code by jason fung

  • @TherapyToThePoint
    @TherapyToThePoint 3 роки тому +59

    Totally! I find that recognizing our distortions is the first step, then it's important to learn to reframe our thinking and/or replace our thoughts with more useful/realistic thoughts.

  • @sacdaabdurhman
    @sacdaabdurhman 3 роки тому +34

    “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.”some of us we see failing as failure. Have a delightful day sharing some positivity to your side

  • @michaelkeys92
    @michaelkeys92 2 роки тому +29

    I've recently been struggling with anxiety, when it reaches its peak it can be genuinely terrifying. Especially if you can't make sense of what's happening or how to pull yourself out of it. Your videos have been life changing, I've needed them a lot this past few months. Thank you for doing this, I would be in a very different place without them!

  • @NandyzSoulshine
    @NandyzSoulshine 3 роки тому +36

    We say things to ourselves that we would never say to anyone else. Self-compassion is very tricky to balance... and we are either overdoing it... why-do-bad-things-always-happen-to-me ... or, way underdoing it... I-always-mess-things-up. But if we can hit the right spot, it brings confidence and the right attitude towards life.

    • @norazaki2617
      @norazaki2617 3 роки тому +1

      That’s the sweet spot I need !

  • @ChocoCarmelApple
    @ChocoCarmelApple 3 роки тому +11

    I would love to know how you work with someone who has experienced trauma. If the thoughts are based on a real event that was traumatic. I guess this can still apply there also. It has been helpful to think maybe I’m catastrophizing everything based on my one bad experience

  • @seaglass8084
    @seaglass8084 3 роки тому +9

    ...*watching this while avoiding my resume*

  • @ikbelsoua
    @ikbelsoua 3 роки тому +11

    please continue this beautifull effort. this series is pure gold. Thank you Emma.

  • @robertmiller2367
    @robertmiller2367 Рік тому +4

    I'm 47 and my whole life my distorted thinking has been to analyze everything people say and anything I precieved that could be a potential future conflict, catrastropise, play out all the potential arguments and mentality prepare myself for the worst of what I thought would come. 99.9999% of the time those interactions never happened. I realized just today 2023-10-01 that I do that because growing up my mom, a stay at home partner with low self esteem, and her partner, an uneducated promiscuous alcoholic, would have screaming arguments all night when he would come home from being out drinking. Looking back i see my 45ish years of distorted thinking has been to come up with ways, arguments, ideas, to stop their fighting, to "silence the lambs so to speak", from the age of two until 18 when I left for the Navy. You have helped me come to this realization, now I can close the door on those arguments from my childhood, and let this exhaustive paranoid happiness draining depression inducing way of thinking go. Tysm

  • @sarwatbhatti358
    @sarwatbhatti358 3 роки тому +12

    What really helps me about your videos is narrating real life examples of individuals. Keep it up x

  • @iilgmelo6634
    @iilgmelo6634 3 роки тому +7

    For me I notice myself using Black and White thinking, Mind reading, and Personalization when it comes to cognitive distortion thinking. For black and white thinking this helps me avoid doing work or putting effort into doing anything too "hard". For mind reading there could be many reasons but mainly I think it'll help me feel more in control or to make sure I don't bother anyone as I wouldn't anyone to bother me. And for the last one, Personalization I feel like this is something I've gained in my childhood but I think the benefit for me is that I can feel in control because now I can do something to say sorry to the person I've "hurt". Also having that to use if I ever need their help, like I would want them to do the same thing I did for them. That's all the what I think is my benefit when it comes to the type of cognitive distortions I use.

  • @zennaful
    @zennaful 2 роки тому +9

    You are so great at explaining things Emma. Thank you so much for all the work you are doing!

  • @Cat_tiee
    @Cat_tiee 3 роки тому +4

    I know I desparately want and need therapy, but I'm stuck! I can't tell my parents, they won't understand and make a big deal about it saying I'm not mentally ill. But you don't have to be mentally ill to get therapy. I'm stuck in a situation where I'm just about to turn 18 and need to start earning and being financially independent so I can get therapy, till then I'm just stuck with my confusion and frustration regarding myself. If I tell someone they don't understand, that's why therapy is important cause a therapist KNOWS and UNDERSTANDS. Also the school has made me so terribly mentally disturbed!! They're getting on my nerves!! I can't even do anything and then there's confusion regarding future, I'M GOING NUTS AND ALTHOUGH IT'S KINDA EMBARRASSING TO SAY BUT *HELP* PLEASE!!

  • @arjunmrao4039
    @arjunmrao4039 3 роки тому +6

    Nice Video, teaching nice slow steady step by step incremental overall improvement -- to change oneself.. Thank You Emma Madam 👌✌️

  • @rwe52496
    @rwe52496 Рік тому +5

    I’m at a point in my life where it’s very easy to devalue my hopeful thoughts, but incredibly difficult to not put value on my negative responses. This channel is helping me to find a balance

  • @allison3132
    @allison3132 2 роки тому +5

    This video has like all the answers lol! Questioning the secondary gain of my common distortions is the answer! Just understanding WHY I'm doing this, and what about it is so addictive is helping me adjust my thinking. My most common is catastrophrizing. Why i do it is partly because I'm always thinking of creative imaginative things, being an artist. Maybe reality is pretty mundane and isn't always taking a turn for the worse. Secondly, it helps me feel more prepared to avoid hurt feelings or possible overwhelm of being caught off guard.

  • @DmoneySVP2011
    @DmoneySVP2011 3 роки тому +6

    Negative thinking gives me a short-term relief. Almost an agreeable side thought that gives a brief sense of comfort

  • @attitudera2011jadi
    @attitudera2011jadi 3 роки тому +8

    OMG I just watched part 1 earlier and now this! Thank you so much

  • @christineserna8939
    @christineserna8939 Рік тому +4

    Amazing information. Everything you said makes sense, and was simply worded and has the possibility and opportunity of actually working for someone who has never experienced therapy. Thank you so much for providing these videos for people like us who have gone through things and for helping those who maybe cannot afford a therapist. God bless you.

  • @jeresademcon4075
    @jeresademcon4075 2 роки тому +4

    I thank God for using you and your channel to help people facing such issues of mental struggles 😊. More power to you, your channel, your family and your career. The Lord bless you in everything. ❤ 🙌
    To God be all the glory! ☝️

  • @alondralima9442
    @alondralima9442 3 роки тому +7

    Can my anxiety disorder be cured ? Is there any hope for us?

    • @avamiller2325
      @avamiller2325 3 роки тому +1

      I hope so!

    • @alondralima9442
      @alondralima9442 3 роки тому

      @@avamiller2325 I fainted today. :/ I'm so beyond feeling this way

    • @C63Bez
      @C63Bez 3 роки тому

      @@alondralima9442 try and stop fighitng it and judging it. try a day where you just allow yourself to feel the feelings. Get out of your head, feel it in your body and live in the moment.

    • @ngozikanneochie5762
      @ngozikanneochie5762 3 роки тому

      @@alondralima9442 psilocybin has really helped me out of depression,Alcoholism..The psilocybin cubenis mushroom has really made me a better person....healermanchris got the best psychedelic,he's on instagram @healermanchris .. he's real good and can deliver discretely to any location...

    • @alondralima9442
      @alondralima9442 3 роки тому

      @@C63Bez yeah it's all fun and games till it hits you like u are about to faint and you catch yourself moving your body bc you are dizzy and feeling the floor spin.....

  • @maryu8328
    @maryu8328 3 роки тому +5

    I would love to know more about changing perspectives to more positives. I’ve learned so much about why we are negative and how to identify fallacies and the whole “tiger that isn’t there” and why it’s bad for our health, etc. thank you for explaining the HOW. I would love if more videos focused on that, and with more focus. Just knowing what I’m doing wrong doesn’t help me learn a foreign new solution. One dr said it’s like telling a caveman to go take a shower. You can’t say “get in and turn the water on” the caveman needs to be taught about the light switch, what the H and C mean, to actually wet his head, etc. so thank you for being one of the only videos I’ve found that starts to explain that part. So helpful

  • @BachTran-md7nw
    @BachTran-md7nw 3 місяці тому +1

    Hi , i'm a girl adolescens . I'm was born and raised in a developing contries in Asia where no one know about eating disorder or despression. In my community there are liite concern overthe eating disorder and mental health. Even the doctor here don't know about eating disorder as well as my family. Well, I'm struggle with alone by myself, and I see that this video is significantly helpful . Thanks for great content and knowledge

  • @norazaki2617
    @norazaki2617 3 роки тому +3

    Can you please do a video on stopping chronic stress? I lose my appetite all the time and it’s from chronic stress. I actually gain weight, not lose during this time because of cortisol

    • @kimlec3592
      @kimlec3592 2 роки тому

      Intermittent fasting (not eating) has an anti depressant effect.

  • @monis20070
    @monis20070 3 роки тому +5

    I love you emma so much for your wonderful teaching and skills

  • @fabriziodelgado7442
    @fabriziodelgado7442 3 роки тому +2

    I usually don't think about anything negative and I am always in a good mood. But I get this feeling in my stomach, a feeling of burning and at the same time I start to feel like I'm getting a little hopeless and sad. But it comes and goes. What is that? How can I avoid that.

  • @sarahblunden4372
    @sarahblunden4372 2 роки тому +3

    When I was younger I would put my hopes up to high and when it didn't go to plan I would take it badly. One example I left a college course as I was struggling and I was with a group of students I didn't get on with. I decided to leave without thinking about the consequences and I was left with nothing. When I tried to go back to college but on a different course I was blocked in doing so. In the end just accepted this and took some temporary work. However this didn't go to plan so then decided to try to get back to college, doing same course as previous year and I convinced myself I wouldn't get in as to protect myself from being disappointed. I have done this loads of times since.

  • @inspectorsteve2287
    @inspectorsteve2287 2 роки тому +1

    Secondary gain from one would be so Im not alone again. For another thought the secondary gain prevents me from possibly failing. So I don't try cause I don't want to fail. I feel like Im a failure already so not doing that one thing makes it so I don't feel more like a failure.

  • @lessia_bonn
    @lessia_bonn 3 роки тому +3

    First off, you are awesome sauce. I have a monkey song on our website I wrote for a teen who habitually made herself angry. Once I pointed out her monkey thoughts, she laughed and said, "Now there's a song we need!" so we wrote one. Love all you do and want to hug you.

  • @Sweshification
    @Sweshification 3 роки тому +2

    I recently got a new job in an industry Ive never worked in and really know nothing about. I have been having a hard time transitioning, every time I have to ask a co-worker or boss a question I think they must be annoyed with me or think I'm stupid, especially if I have to ask the same thing twice or need clarification. Well now I have to learn how to drive a forklift for the position and I am terrified! Everyone i work with has years some even decades of experience and even though they know I have never even seen one in person I feel like they expect me to pick it up immediately. They have given me some training on it now but I am still very nervous and uncomfortable. I have this overwhelming feeling that I am going to do something wrong or damage something, hurt myself or someone else or be fired... I know that I am catastrophizing and everyone is actually really nice so I'm sure they understand that I'm new and trying my best but I still just feel so anxious to the point i have a stomach ache almost everyday I go into work. Any advice?

  • @L0vergirlari
    @L0vergirlari 3 роки тому +3

    So i recently found out i’m not the only one in my family with bad intrusive thoughts. but no one in my household gets it so that’s what really makes me stressed as well and scared. i know i’d never wanna hurt anyone or myself but i feel so guilty about it even though it’s not my fault. I’ve watched too much true crime stuff and scary movies 🤦🏽‍♀️ so i take the things i see and make up images and it’s super scary and then i remember the commercial “retrain your brain”

    • @ngozikanneochie5762
      @ngozikanneochie5762 3 роки тому +1

      psychedelic is actually what kept me from being depressed for the past 7years,I was so Fucking depressed and got to a point of losing my life,but after I got introduced to a HealerMan who really has the best psychedelic,and all depression was no more,I feel so new and rebooted in my life right now...healermanchris on instagram you go check him out for his good stuffs

    • @L0vergirlari
      @L0vergirlari 3 роки тому

      @@ngozikanneochie5762 !!💔

    • @Jesusisallandiamnothing
      @Jesusisallandiamnothing 3 роки тому

      Try praying when the thoughts come. Like a Hail Mary or Our Father. God Bless you.

  • @wojtek3328
    @wojtek3328 8 місяців тому +1

    Very good and high value help. Thank you ❤

  • @chriskaprys
    @chriskaprys 3 роки тому +4

    How to eat an elephant:
    One bite at a time.

  • @judymarkel8029
    @judymarkel8029 3 роки тому +2

    I am sure I do this. I just can not think of what they are right now.
    I ALWAYS forget. Hahahahaha
    Thanks for the video

  • @ralfwashington1502
    @ralfwashington1502 3 роки тому +2

    Wow that example about work hits home. Not gaming but if I have like 2hrs or less before work I'm like nah time to relax before work.

  • @DavidSmith-ok2pv
    @DavidSmith-ok2pv 2 роки тому +1

    I really need your help. Do you do private consultations? I’m nearly 40 and still don’t have my women issues resolved. I just can’t accept a woman would like me. Or an employer at a job interview for example. But primarily it’s women. I’ve watched so many of your videos, but I just can’t seem to break it and accept women would like me. For example, the receptionist at the local dentist would be talkative and flirty but I go weird and quiet and withdrawn. Now imagine this for 99% of women I meet. Help me.

  • @georginarandolphgirl66
    @georginarandolphgirl66 2 роки тому +1

    I am going through severe depression and anxiety again for almost 2 years. I went to therapy with some EMDR and even with meds it didn't help much so today I start a new med and I am terrified of the side effects. My doctor doesn't believe that trauma stays with us and by using CBT then with medication it works. The majority of the time I don't want to try anymore. I am a Christian but I want to go home most of the time because I am too fearful to face the future and getting old and losing my mom and husband and being alone. I wish God would take all these fears away and cure me. He creates so many miracles for others and so many people that I know don't have severe depression or anxiety disorder and they can accept getting older and dying. I am 55 and feel done. Please pray for me. I haven't been able to work and starting effexor scares me. I wish that I didn't need meds.

  • @partheshsoni1982
    @partheshsoni1982 3 роки тому +3

    If you continue making such videos, I think you'll become a star of UA-cam! ❤️

    • @nancymosby7369
      @nancymosby7369 3 роки тому

      Too late, she already is!

    • @nancymosby7369
      @nancymosby7369 3 роки тому

      Short term avoidance leads to long term suffering! Luv it

  • @JohannaVeerenhuis
    @JohannaVeerenhuis 2 роки тому +1

    I had to think really, really hard about this. I’m a master catastrophyser… especially when I’m in a car, when someone else is driving, I also have a driving anxiety myself, among other anxieties. I had a nasty car accident when I was a teenager and my mother fell out behind the wheel. Later when I had my drivers license, I crashed when my car’s break was flat on the floor and the car rolled over. Now I think I catastropise when I’m a passenger, to be alert enough to be able to take action if needed. Just like with my mom, when I grabbed the wheel and saved us from being overrun by a truck. It’s difficult for me to replace it for a positive thought, because I learned that people as well as vehicles can fall out in traffic. But I’m working on it and it is helpful. Thank you so much!! 💞

  • @chrismarklowitz1001
    @chrismarklowitz1001 2 роки тому +1

    Sometimes thinking isn't enough. The thinking brain and the feeling brain arent connected so you have to connect them manually. Something I learned is that its important is if cognitive distortions doesn't work for you then you can try body work + cognitive distortions. In other words, instead of just thinking you can try to create a feeling in your body that you would feel if you believed the thought and then link it to the thought you're trying to reframe

  • @NarcOfTheCovenant
    @NarcOfTheCovenant 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone else think, that when you try to reframe a situation in your mind (like Jeremy hating his job vs not liking it but liking other aspects of his life) it feels like you’re lying to yourself?
    To me it almost feels like a yeah maybe, but it feels like I’m invalidating the actual thoughts/beliefs/feelings that are making me angry/mad/hate my job. Maybe that’s the point but it totally makes that emotion seem not true; and yet it’s happening for a reason; I’m getting upset for a reason. That’s what needs to be addressed. I feel reframing it can work, but it also seems like it can be like putting a bandaid on the situation, or like throwing wool over your eyes temporarily…

  • @Gemtiger279
    @Gemtiger279 2 роки тому +1

    A healthy brain and body is a balanced not positive one. So wouldn't balanced rather than positive thinking be best?

  • @gaga-w
    @gaga-w 17 днів тому

    Thank you doctor.
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    The 10 cognitive distortions.
    All or Nothing Thinking: Viewing situations in black and white terms, seeing things as either perfect or a total failure.
    *Hopelessness and sadness.
    Overgeneralizing: Making broad conclusions based on a single event, often using words like “always” or “never.”
    *Despair and frustration.
    Black and White Thinking: Seeing situations or people in extremes, without recognizing the nuances.
    *Anger and discouragement.
    Mind Reading: Assuming you know what others are thinking or feeling about you, often leading to self-doubt.
    *Insecurity and anxiety.
    Catastrophizing: Expecting the worst possible outcome and believing it is the most likely scenario.
    *Fear and hopelessness.
    Emotional Reasoning: Assuming that your feelings reflect reality, leading to distorted interpretations of situations.
    *Shame and self-doubt.
    Labeling: Assigning a negative label to yourself or others based on behaviors or mistakes.
    *Defeat and hopelessness.
    Mental Filtering: Focusing only on the negative aspects of a situation while ignoring the positives.
    *Depression and negativity.
    Personalization: Believing that everything others do is a direct reflection on you, taking things personally.
    * Guilt and overwhelm.
    Unreal Ideal: Comparing yourself to others, particularly through social media, and feeling inadequate as a result.
    *Shame and inadequacy.
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    Challenging cognitive disortions.
    -Distorted thoughts may provide immediate comfort, but they hinder personal growth and happiness in the long run. (It's called secondary gain)
    Step 1: Describe these secondary gains you get from the distorted thinking. (think about a recent time you got really emotional)
    Identify how you feel:
    Step 2: Notice-and-Name: write down how you're thinking about a situation. And name the cognitive distortion.
    Step 3: Explore what "benifit" you get from the thought. Explain the reward.
    Step 4: Challenge the thought:
    // 1 - If you told a friend of family what they would tell you about this thought?.
    // 2 - are there other ways of seeing this problem?.
    // 3 - reframe the thought which means look at the problem from a different perspective.
    // 4 - look at exceptions for this thought is it partially wrong, or is your way of thinking possibly false in at least one situation?
    // 5 - see both sides of the situation. people are usually a mixture of good and bad, stuations have pros and cons
    // 6 - can you be more precise?.
    // 7 - try thinking of the opposite for a second, what action would that motivate if you did believe the opposite?.
    // 8 - what would your life be different if you stopped believing thath thought?.
    Step 5: Choose: from all of the thoughts you had answered from the thought challenge which one that you would choose and do differently?

  • @Gary-jh3wd
    @Gary-jh3wd 3 роки тому +2

    do you offer resume building sessions in addition actual therapy?

  • @NbaLive4ever
    @NbaLive4ever 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video!
    Some of my main distortions are catastrophizing, black & white thinking, labeling and comparing myself to others.
    I will update as I watch the video

  • @Gemtiger279
    @Gemtiger279 2 роки тому +1

    Doesn't thinking in a balanced realistic way more accurately reflect the truth in a situation than positive thinking?

  • @فَفِرُّوٓاْإِلَىٱللَّهِ-ض2ب

    Emma, is it possible to talk with you about a case please? Maybe by email?

  • @partheshsoni1982
    @partheshsoni1982 3 роки тому +1

    I tried distorted thinking while making a choice out of two universities to attend. I went out of my way to try to select the safest option, by pretending I am dumb. While doing this, in a few days, I actually felt that I was dumb and then was afraid to pick any one of the two as I starting thinking I would fail in either options. Thanks to videos like yours, I was able to identify that I was engaging in Cognitive distortion and have recovered from that phase significantly. ❤️
    Please never stop making such videos 🙏

  • @alijaved3964
    @alijaved3964 3 роки тому +2

    How to get over a phobia,,,excellent work on your side

  • @suranjanabasu498
    @suranjanabasu498 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you. I shall try.

  • @rachaelgalvez435
    @rachaelgalvez435 3 роки тому +1

    I have heard about cognitive distortions a lot before not not thought about what purpose they are serving for me. Hopefully I can work on giving up the shorter term "reward" they bring to reach for my higher purpose and values.

  • @ratunkuuu
    @ratunkuuu 3 роки тому +3

    thank you!

  • @peterderun5212
    @peterderun5212 3 роки тому +1

    Pay attention to your thoughts. Challenge them. Recript them and comment for future progress. Great tips. Thanks.

  • @mike1young
    @mike1young 3 місяці тому

    Definitely use distortions as a way to avoid doing work. I'm in a 12 step recovery program which has been great but I realized that it's not a cure all and I'd like to get back into therapy! Your video's are great!! ♥️

  • @saravone3292
    @saravone3292 2 роки тому +1

    So clear, concise, you’ve helped me so much to see myself clearer. Thank you! I’ve been watching your videos throughout the year.

  • @Zerosumthing
    @Zerosumthing Рік тому +1

    Started at the intro and now I am here. Thank you! I need all of this. I will watch it again and again until I absorb ALL of it.

  • @corinnminyard4859
    @corinnminyard4859 Рік тому

    I really identify with many of the things you say but my condition doesn’t seem to be helped by what your saying because I have a condition that causes me physical pain in my body each time I feel angry, fearful , guilty . The problem comes in because I don’t recognize the feelings until the pain shoots through me. How can I learn to recognize my feelings, I’ve been dealing with this for over 50 yrs now.. is it too late for me to learn how to detect my feelings before the pain comes?? Thank you!

  • @sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688
    @sindarpeacheyeisacommie8688 3 роки тому +1

    Negative thinking is essential. As essential as positive thinking. It's the fertile ground in which roots of positivism grow.

  • @Onlineintrovert
    @Onlineintrovert 3 роки тому +2

    James is me. I am James.

    • @Dukkidan
      @Dukkidan 3 роки тому +1

      We are James lol

    • @Onlineintrovert
      @Onlineintrovert 3 роки тому +1

      @@Dukkidan I'm working hard to not be after this video lol. It's sobering hearing someone say that stuff out loud. I didn't think I had distorted thinking before this video.

  • @sagargorasia2734
    @sagargorasia2734 Рік тому

    Sometimes its difficult to identify, put the thoughts into words. Sometimes all i know is the depressive , sinking feeling, and i cant bring the thought into picture. What to do then?

  • @callumfreebairn8082
    @callumfreebairn8082 11 місяців тому

    if james didn't write a good resume he'd have no chance of becoming a pilot. writing a good resume's only the beginning

  • @Job.Well.Done_01
    @Job.Well.Done_01 3 роки тому +1

    One of your videos really
    Helped me yesterday.
    I love you for it. Thank you!

  • @Brandon-bh7pj
    @Brandon-bh7pj 10 місяців тому

    Im so exhausted and feeling tired of living with this negative mind of mine. Ive never felt more lost and stagnant in life then i have been the last 5 years. Im 24.

  • @nhhtzc
    @nhhtzc 4 місяці тому

    I get yes and no answers, to make my decision making easier, but it most of the time leads me to living in a box, and going in circles.

  • @Godblessforeveryone
    @Godblessforeveryone 2 роки тому

    black and white thinking, mind reading, catastrophic thinking, emotional reasoning 😫

  • @anamariacristinasuciu5185
    @anamariacristinasuciu5185 3 місяці тому

    Negative thinking is think it’s a wall to not be disappointed from a bat outcome

  • @pedrosmith221
    @pedrosmith221 3 роки тому +1

    It's so frustrating seeing I agreee 100% with what you said and not being able to do anything about it.

    • @chriskaprys
      @chriskaprys 3 роки тому +1

      It is frustrating. I've been there. I return to frustration even while working on it. And I keep going.
      I like thinking about it like plants in general, trees in particular.
      If I'm a seed and wish to be a whole giant tree, that's so overwhelming and daunting and seems impossible.
      Instead when I picture the seed cracking open the tiniest little bit, making that first move toward growth, I know it's manageable.
      A little water. A little time. A little rest. A little pushing.
      Then there's a sprout.
      A little more water, more time, more rest, more pushing...
      Then there's a root.
      And a leaf.
      And three leaves.
      And as the days of "little by little, bit by bit" go by, before long it's a sapling.
      Then it's maturing into an even fuller tree.
      It gets stronger ring by ring, layer by layer, every day.
      A little more water, a little more time, a little more rest, a little more pushing.
      Another ring.
      A stronger tree.
      It changes with the seasons. It can bend in the strongest winds.
      When resources fluctuate during droughts and floods, it survives.
      And when I get super discouraged and have fallen out of practise, it helps me to remember:
      The time is going to pass anyway.
      I can't push pause. I can't fast forward.
      The clock keeps going, no matter what I do.
      So I may as well do one thing.
      One little thing every day. And pat myself on the back, and say Thanks for that one little thing.
      You can do it, too.
      One single, manageable, bite-size thing.
      No need to compare its size to the size of any other action that you or anyone else has ever taken.
      Just do the bite-size thing. And every time you do, congratulate yourself.
      And keep going.
      Inside your seed is a whole, massive tree.
      You're so much stronger than you know.
      ✌️

  • @JeffBurn-b1i
    @JeffBurn-b1i 2 місяці тому

    Well I'm glad James now lives up to your standards 😊

  • @davebarber3827
    @davebarber3827 2 роки тому

    This is more helpful than pharmaceutical rubbish medicines.

  • @evashaw124
    @evashaw124 Рік тому

    aayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy emily i am a member of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints toooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! oh my gosh, thats why youre the best therapist!!!!!

  • @Bellywoodstudios_diadance
    @Bellywoodstudios_diadance 2 роки тому

    Hi there! I clicked on the link to your relationship course but I don't see how to get the first three free.

  • @shreyaslabde
    @shreyaslabde 2 роки тому

    Hii mam ur video's are very helpful my suggestion is to u that in the end summaries video in short

  • @محمدالسقاف-ث2ر
    @محمدالسقاف-ث2ر Рік тому

    Thank my sister for information,if you have a book about this, is very good

  • @Journey2NNERPEACE
    @Journey2NNERPEACE 4 місяці тому

    All of your videos are great!! Thank you.

  • @emilypena8500
    @emilypena8500 Рік тому

    How do you stop the distortion even when you are aware that is a distortion and your starting to panic from it.

  • @TheSindhu16
    @TheSindhu16 Рік тому

    Her voice sounds like the voice of the person from crash course statistics

  • @liskunselman6900
    @liskunselman6900 3 роки тому +1

    Challenging my thoughts 💭 very true

  • @PrimetimeKCL
    @PrimetimeKCL Рік тому +1

    Super helpful!! Thank you!!

  • @dariomargeli
    @dariomargeli 2 роки тому

    Flipping the thought to "I am going to be successful" on paper is OK, but how do you really believe it? How do you go from writing it, to really believing it?

  • @jamesbrininger6287
    @jamesbrininger6287 9 місяців тому

    This sounds like it's for me. Hell, even the name is the same,6

  • @lanysegal2477
    @lanysegal2477 2 роки тому

    Trying every day, every moment of the day, burns me out. I’d rather languish in bed today, but they never stop pushing me. That’s why I’m like fuck everyone. You shouldn’t have to put so much effort in to function like a normal human being. The more I’m pushed the more I’m like fuck everyone. Even if they’ve helped me.

  • @willmurphy6663
    @willmurphy6663 11 місяців тому

    thanks for this: the first example of james, shows the universal human dilemma of face/avoid, face reality avoid reality.....

  • @callumfreebairn8082
    @callumfreebairn8082 11 місяців тому

    thank you. this is hopeful and very helpful

  • @amitkeexperiment8369
    @amitkeexperiment8369 2 роки тому

    I'm poor guy from India please give me some discount

  • @Darkwell0071
    @Darkwell0071 2 роки тому

    Although I really enjoy your courses and feel I am learning, " figureoutable ", is not a real word even though it sounds cool and quickly conveys a thought. Maybe it should be.

  • @afreeape4915
    @afreeape4915 4 місяці тому

    I very much often suffer from jealousy in my relationships and have sick fantasies of my boyfriend betraying me when he goes to the bathroom.
    Since I start watching your videos you helped me calm myself and believing in me that I can change my thinking.. thank you.