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Recognising and Overcoming Cognitive Distortions (biased ways of thinking)

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Recognising and overcoming cognitive distortions (biased ways of thinking)

I picked up on  (thanks again if you're reading this :-)  ) recommendation about this  https://youtu.be/Ek6V4F6nWM8 ?  I find it a great start for beneficial for self-help.  Right place, right time as they say.

"Cognitive distortions are biased ways of thinking that can cause individuals to perceive situations, themselves, and others in a negative or inaccurate light. They are often automatic and habitual, making them difficult to recognize without conscious effort. " says google.

This is a core part of CBT which I acknowledge is considered less successful for autistic people than for neurotypicals.  hehe perhaps that's because of the cognitive distortions that autistic people experience which CBT is aimed at helping!

Change is hard for autistic people and maybe in part it is related to one's thinking...  So maybe changing one's thinking is especially hard for autistics?  

Anyway the link at the top I personally found to be a good base for some self-help on this.

So I would like to promote a discussion about it please.

Maybe some of you reading this are in the right place and the right time for it too?

Maybe some of you have tried it and it didn't work for you?

Maybe some have tips for making it work or pitfalls to avoid?

Maybe just to say it works and is worth the hard work?

Best Wishes - Live long and Prosper!

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  • I'm pleased you found it useful. Knowledge is power.

    Stopping the black & white thinking is hard. I always have to reason things to a conclusion so I have a definite outcome, then I can decide and I know what to expect. But this assumes I have enough data and i don't make a mistake. It is hard to just do things without overthinking them.

    You can be more prone to these problems when overloaded or stressed. And when in burnout or breakdown the general disregulation makes thinking clearly hard, and worse you can't see it from the inside till later and think you are mostly ok.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    Thanks for your reply  (at the risk of demonstrating overthinking) "In physics, power is defined as the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred."  Sharing knowledge in a rapid way is especially powerful.  Cheers again :-)

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