1. All-or-nothing or black-and-white thinking
2. Overgeneralization—applying the results of one situation to all similar situations
3. Mental filter—dwelling on one negative detail in an otherwise good experience
4. Jumping to conclusions or catatrophizing—concluding the worst not necessarily substantiated by facts
5. Emotional reasoning—using our emotional state as evidence of objective truth
6. Magnification—exaggerating the significance of a negative event
7. Personalization—assuming responsibility for a negative event not under your control
8. Blame—blaming others as a way to feel more in control of a negative situation

An inner voice that provides a running monologue internal chatter combining conscious thoughts and unconscious beliefs and biases, provides a way for the brain to interpret and process daily experiences.

This critical inner voice can raise awareness of internal and external obstacles to ach...