You notice your parent has been acting differently. They often seem annoyed and agitated. You think "I must not be a good enough daughter."
Personalization, jumping to conclusions (mind reading)
You try out for a school sports team but don't make the cut. You think, "I can't do anything!"
All-or-nothing thinking, overgeneralization
You are trying to see if you got into a job/volunteer position you desperately wanted to have. You think "I'm not going to get accepted... I'm not going to get a job... I'm not going to be successful.""
Catastrophizing, jumping to conclusions (fortune telling)
You don't like your body. You look in the mirror and think, "I'm worthless."
Labeling
You feel lonely and unlovable. You think "No one cares about me."
Emotional Reasoning
You got your first job over summer break. You brush it off, thinking "I only got this job because the owner knows my aunt."
Disqualifying the positive
You are struggling with his schoolwork. You think, "I should know this by now..."
Should statement
Your friend tells you, "You shouldn't be hanging out with other friends."
Should statement
You had fun at a school dance but tell your parent, "It sucked because I didn't have a date."
Mental filtering
You feel jealous when you see your partner talking to other people, so you think "They must be cheating on me!"
Emotional reasoning, jumping to conclusions (fortune telling)
You are really excited to get your driver's license and car. However, your excitement wears off when you see the car and think, "This isn't the color I wanted and it looks ugly."
Mental filtering
You worked hard on an art project for school and did not get the grade you wanted despite how proud you feel and compliments from your classmates. You think, "This is a total failure!"
All-or-nothing thinking
You accidentally leave your phone at Starbucks. When you go back to get it, you realize it has been stolen. You think, "Ugh! This kind of stuff only happens to me!"
Overgeneralization
Your friend gets busted for cheating in class. You feel guilty because you were unable to stop your friend from cheating and think "I'm a really bad friend."
Emotional reasoning, personalization
You win an art competition at your school. Your friends and family are proud, but you say "It's not that big of a deal. The competition was weak; the other contestants were freshman and had less time than me."
Disqualifying the positive
Your friend hasn't been hanging out lately; they are stressed because of schoolwork and their part-time job. You think, "They haven't been talking to me... I must be a bad friend."
Personalization, jumping to conclusions (mind reading)
