Cognitive distortions, or thinking errors, can take a toll on our mental health. Here are five such thinking patterns and ways to overcome them. We are all vulnerable to certain “thinking errors,” ...

Emotional reasoning is a distorted thinking pattern, meaning that we tend to engage in it automatically and when we don’t want to think too deeply. Normally, we form an interpretation about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Distorted perceptions of relationships can be dangerous for ...

A study, fittingly titled ‘I tweet, therefore I am,’ uncovered a disturbing reality: the psychological disorders most strongly associated with heavy social media use all involve delusions. Think ...

In this workshop, we will focus on the process of replacing unhelpful, distorted thinking patterns with ones that promote a more balanced, realistic and sophisticated viewpoint. We strive to host ...

Understanding how mood episodes, low energy, and distorted thinking can lead to distancing from loved ones. In the decades I’ve lived with bipolar, and worked with countless others who do, I’ve found ...