Thinking Error Training

Thinking Error Training is something that we do every month. It's sole purpose is to help us overcome the obstacles that we face everyday, base upon our views and feelings. There are many different types of Thinking Errors. Hopefully you'll find this post interesting!

Most people think that A = C (Actuating event = Consequential feeling)
In reality A+B=C (Actuating event + Belief = Consequential feeling)

Common Thinking Errors:

Filtering- If you tend to see all the things that are negative but ignore the positives then you have a filtering problem.

Mind-Reading- Making guesses about what other people are thinking.

Fortune-telling- Treating beliefs about the future as though they were realities rather than just predictions.

Personalizing- Assuming everything is directly connected with you, including taking responsibility for other people's problems and feelings.

The "I Can't Stance"- We use this thinking error when we don't want to do something that sounds hard, uncomfortable, boring, unpredictable, etc.

Procrastination- When we put things off that ought to be done now, until later.

Minimizing- When we refuse to acknowledge or take responsibility for the full consequences of our choices including how those choices effect others.

Forgetfulness- When we fail to be mindful or attend too important information as an excuse for not accepting responsibility.

Vagueness- When we are purposefully unclear to avoid having to give an honest answer. It can also be used as a defense for not following through on an obligation.

Emotional Reasoning- When we allow the feelings we are experiencing from moment to moment to determine our reality, we are using emotional reasoning. It can, for example, keep you thinking anger is 'justified', sustain a vicious circle of self-downing, or make worrying feed on itself.

Discomfort-Intolerance- If you tell yourself that you can't stand. tolerate or endure something, you make it harder to cope with unpleasant or unfamiliar situations.

Entitlement- This way of thinking allows us to feel that we are somehow "better than" or more deserving of special treatment than other people. It causes us to think that rules just don't apply to us. After all, we are unique and therefore entitled to special considerations and exceptions.

Lack of Empathy- the ability to see the world from someone else's perspective, to really try to imagine what it would be like to "walk a mile in their shoes".

There will be more to come, and when they do arrive I will put them in a different color.