Those who personalize their stressors tend to blame themselves or others for things over which they have no control, creating stress where it needs not be.
Those prone to personalization tend to blame themselves for the actions of others or blame others for their own feelings.
If any of these feel a little too familiar, that’s a good thing: recognizing a cognitive distortion is the first step of moving past it.
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