Our anxious thoughts can trick us into assuming the worst. When we assume that something bad is going to happen, it can stop us from having new and enjoyable experiences. It can also stop us from ...

Much has been written about cognitive distortions—those fixed, inaccurate patterns of thinking that can cause so much unhappiness. A quick Google search turns up dozens of articles that list any ...

Source: Bump by Hobvias Sudoneighm/Flickr Creative Commons/CC BY 2.0 Let's take anxiety or fear. Therapists recognize particular patterns in their patients' thinking that are connected to these ...