Overgeneralization
It is the habit of telling ourselves that a negative event is bound to continue happening in the future.
When we overgeneralize, we make predictions about the future based on isolated pieces of evidence from the present.
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10 Types of Negative Self-Talk (and How to Correct Them) | Nick Wignall
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