Playing A Game With Catastrophic Thinking

Most people engage in self-limiting cognitive activity in one form or another, to one degree or another.
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Catastrophic thinking is a kind of self-limiting cognitive activity. It distorts our experience and perspective. And for those who journey with a mood disorder, this is no small thing.
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Catastrophic thinking is like worry on steroids, both on the same continuum. Consider, just for a moment, the influence of letting the mind do whatever it wants without whatever catastrophe captures its attention. It robs us of the present.
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Imagine how liberating it could be for you and your clients to learn to untangle from self-limiting cognitive activity. Instead of pathologizing this activity, we are all a little better off by simply acknowledging that most of us engage in this kind of thinking from time to time.
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Give it a try for yourself. For a week, every time you catch yourself worrying about this or that, recognize it as a form of catastrophic thinking. Think of this as a little game with your mind, where the prize is peace of mind.
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If it’s easy for you to just drop the worry (or the unfolding catastrophe), great. If not, up your game. Play with using End of Words. (www.tinyurl.com/aaiteow) Do this for 7 – 21 days if you have a worry habit. In this way, you may just befriend worry and cut off catastrophic thinking.
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What would it be worth to you or your clients if you knew how to get them untangled from the charged pain of anxiety and depression. Message me. Let’s have a conversation about the AAIT Fellowship Training Group. This experience will undoubtedly take your skills to the next level.