Black and White Thinking
It is the tendency to evaluate things exclusively in terms of extreme categories.
It sets us up for chronic disappointment: When our expectations are consistently exaggerated, we never meet them and then always feel bad about ourselves.
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10 Types of Negative Self-Talk (and How to Correct Them) | Nick Wignall
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