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Working with Thoughts

Unhelpful thoughts

It is normal to worry when dealing with stress or health problems.

Sometimes, thoughts can sometimes be unhelpful. They make things seem worse than they are or focus only on the negative. We call these “thinking traps”. Here are some common thinking traps:

Review the card deck to see how certain types of thinking can impact how we feel and how we act.

Catastrophizing

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What it Means

Catastrophizing is extreme worry and predicting a worst-case outcome. For example, a person in pain might think that, “My pain is never going to end.”

Example with MS

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How Does Catastrophizing Affect Me?

Emotions

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Body

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Behavior

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All or nothing thinking

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Ignoring the Positive

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Prediction

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Should Statements

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