Catastrophizing: How to Stop Making Yourself Depressed and Anxious: Cognitive Distortion Skill

Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion or thinking error that can lead to anxiety, depression, and a lack of motivation. In this video, I'll explain what catastrophizing is, how to put a stop to it, what kind of function it serves, and provide alternative strategies to cope.

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Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Story: Person Who catastrophized
1:24 - Personal Story How I catastrophized
2:14 - What Is catastrophizing
3:37 - Catastrophizing invites axiety & depression
5:42 - Why do we catastrophize
8:29 - How to stop catastrophizing

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