'Should' statements: Thinking marked by 'should' statements contribute to a negative perspective by only thinking in terms of what you 'ought' to be doing.Someone who labels themselves as 'bad at math,' for example, will often feel negative about activities that involve that skill.
Labeling: When people label themselves in a negative way, it affects how they feel about themselves in different contexts.This can make negative experiences seem unavoidable and contribute to feelings of anxiety. Overgeneralization: This pattern is marked by a tendency to apply what happened in one experience to all future experiences.Catastrophizing: This pattern of negative thinking is characterized by always assuming that the worst possible outcome will happen without considering more likely and realistic possibilities.Jumping to conclusions: This distortion involves making assumptions about what others are thinking or making negative assumptions about how events will turn out.
