TIPs: The Brain & Change > Cognitive Distortions
Do you suffer from negative thought patterns like all or nothing / black or white, comparing yourself to others, making assumptions and jumping to conclusions, and always expecting the worst? Do you want to learn how to start seeing the positive and change these negative thoughts for yourself or a loved one? Read out articles for self-help tips.
How to Change Your Negative Mental Filter
Do you find that you are often focusing on the negative thoughts or events around you? Do you ignore or discount positive experiences in your life? Do you continue reading
Overcoming negativity bias is far more complicated than most people imagine. Though we often split the world into optimists and pessimists, the reality is our brains are hypervigilant to threats; therefore, we inherently have a continue reading
Circle Activity for Negative Thoughts
Do you often find yourself trapped inside your own negative thoughts? Are these thoughts often negative thoughts towards you? Often times, a person may be trapped inside negative thoughts, whether continue reading
When life is uncertain and your anxiety heightens have you ever made up really negative stories that just continue to raise your feelings of anxiety? You may be asking what I mean by continue reading
The Brain Change: A self help strategy used by our therapists at The Center For Growth
Most of us don’t even think about how our brains help us with every aspect of our lives continue reading
Body Image Basics
While some men may indeed suffer with body image issues, this tip is specifically written for women. Imagine a continuum with extremes at either end:
Center for Growth / Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia: Common Cognitive Distortions.
This is an overview of Common Cognitive Distortions. Cognitive Distortions tend to occur when we are stuck in our negative thinking. These types continue reading
Center for Growth / Body Image Therapy in Philadelphia: Completing a Thought Record to Address Poor Body Image
It is common for individuals living in Philadelphia to struggle with self-confidence about their body and appearance continue reading
Perfectionist therapy in Philly, Ocean City, Mechanicsville, Santa Fe: perfectionism is more than just setting high standards and working hard to achieve goals. Perfectionism is the idea that if something is not perfect or ideal continue reading
Cognitive Therapy in Philadelphia:
"All or Nothing Thinking" "All or nothing thinking" is commonly referred to as “black and white thinking.” This type of thinking is unrealistic, and limiting. "All or nothing thinking" limits continue reading
