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Jonathan S's avatar

Could you perhaps give some specific examples of what "calling out distortions" might look like in practice? To me, the line between calling out distortions and arguing with my thoughts is often blurry.

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Drew Linsalata's avatar

It is quite blurry for most, so I totally get this. In today's edition (108) I talked about dragging thoughts into the cold light of reality. It's the follow up on the question you asked. :-)

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Jonathan S's avatar

Thanks so much Drew, for this and all you do.

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Elizabeth Ritchie's avatar

Valuable information! Wow.

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Barbara Oliva's avatar

Great approach Drew 🙏🏻

So, is it a Phobia a cognitive distortion? 😳

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Drew Linsalata's avatar

I think we could make a strong argument that any simple phobia involves cognitive distortion, even when the phobia is created by an adverse event. One dog bit you, but that does not mean that all dogs will bite you. Good question.

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Simon Collin's avatar

Thanks drew for another true post . Can I ask one question . What if you have an anxious unsettled feeling deep within you , like you want to be out of your skin , but there is no thought there that you can find that is causing this feeling

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Drew Linsalata's avatar

Do we need to find a cause for the feeling? When you're anxious about being anxious, digging for every possible trigger is kinda what gets us into that jam to begin with. You are having an anxious feeling in that moment. It doesn't always need to be solved.

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Simon Collin's avatar

Must remember this . Thank you drew

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