(Source:http://art365.joeuser.com/article/313434/The_Best_Contortionist_Ever_New_distorted_human_body_pattern_painting_2008)Today I am reviewing overgeneralization. This means: "You see a single negative event as a never - ending pattern of defeat."
I overgeneralize many things, which causes me anxiety for nothing. For example, if I have a bad experience with a guy, I think, "All guys are bad." I get angry, and push away opportunities which may prove to be positive. I should think to myself in such a situation, "He was not a good guy, but that does not mean ALL guys are bad. There are billions of guys in the world. There is definitely at least one guy who will treat you the way you want to be treated."
I am an addict, so when I overgeneralize and it causes me stress and hopelessness, I turn to a substance or an action to use compulsively to calm me down. It turns out causing me even more stress, depression in the long run. And for what? Overgeneralizing a situation.
Note to self: One day, a guy WILL fall in love with you. Not all guys are assholes. ;)
Assignment:
Do you overgeneralize? (List at least 2 examples.)
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