Instead of refuting the cognitive distortions that hold sway in anxiety, ACT aims to release anxiety by not fighting the thoughts. It encourages patients to notice when their minds are coming up ...

One common social anxiety thought distortion is "mind reading," assuming you know what someone is thinking about you, Dr.

Anxiety frequently fuels recurring negative thoughts and cognitive distortions. Thought flagging involves noticing these anxious thought patterns when they arise and objectively labeling them.

Our core beliefs: all of the ingrained positive and negative thoughts that influence how ... our core beliefs start to hang out with our cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are beliefs ...

Are you struggling to handle your anxiety about the future of the ... According to Farrell, there are three common thought distortions or “patterns” we need to be aware of when we’re feeling ...