[fmco soundbites] A common thinking trap

a finger caught in a mouse trap
[16 June 2021] Day 16 of the fmco* in Malaysia

Have you ever felt certain about something – like someone doesn’t like you – but you don’t ever try to find out for real? Or you are anxious about the future? Perhaps you worry about how other people are thinking or you seem to think disaster is inevitable. These are thinking traps that sometimes take over our rational mind. Also known as cognitive distortions, thinking traps are deeply ingrained in our psyche. 

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