Thanks for this video, I will try to apply the question techniques myself. I follow a study at University and my exams are in 3 weeks, but what happens to me all the time is that I have a pretty good study schedule in the beginning of a course. Then later, I have a few moments when I start getting behind with the study material which leads me to the all or nothing thinking. Then it's like: "well we are behind now, so we failed. This course is over now". Doesn't make any sense obviously but its very hard to get out of this thinking for me, because the study backlog starts getting worse with everyday that I don't study, making me feel even more overwhelmed by what I still need to do, leading to even more all or nothing thinking. At least I do know that it doesn't make sense and that on the first few off-days I'm probably even ahead still of my peers, but there seems to be quite a difference in knowing that your thinking doesn't make sense and actually doing something about it and getting yourself back to work.
Thank you for sharing your insights Pim. It great that you can recognise you are engaged in all or nothing thinking, thats the hardest step. Yes, apply the questioning techniques and let me know how you get on. I wish you all the best with you exams. Best wishes, Teresa
I always chose to medically care about my mom as she was asthmatic for 10 years. Her health issues took all of my attention. I indulged myself in studying every piece of medical papers I could to save her. I never competed with my school mates as they had better resources than I did. I should have been a bit less caring about mom and i wish I had competed with my class mates. I knew I was better than they were. What I lacked was resources.
Today i realised that it was my 10th grade when I first used all or nothing thinking. And i practiced it without knowing it and its consequences. I'll soon buy you a cup of coffee. I've seen that link. Thanks for making us conscious about our wrong thoughts, which we mistakenly assume as facts.
Lewis, it seems to me dichotomous thinking is a category and not a distortion in itself, but it is manifested from other distortions; such as, labeling, overgeneralizing, or jumping to conclusions, etc. Can you please comment ?
Thanks for your comment. Black and white thinking (also known as absolutistic, dichotomous thinking) is on Beck's original list of cognitive distortions. I can certainly see how many of the cognitive distortions are related i.e. all or nothing thinking can be a form of catastrophising, overgeneralising etc. Best wishes, Teresa.
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