Decatastrophizing

Cognitive distortions are irrational thoughts that have the power to influence how you
feel. Everyone has some cognitive distortions—they’re a normal part of being human.
However, when cognitive distortions are too plentiful or extreme, they can be harmful.

One common type of cognitive distortion is called catastrophizing. When catastrophizing, the
importance of a problem is exaggerated, or the worst possible outcome is assumed to be true.
By learning to question your own thoughts, you can correct many of these cognitive distortions.

1. What are you worried about?

There is nothing permanent that I am worried about, it more or less depend on the things
happening around like presently the thoughts of any health concerns, or how will I do in the
coming examination are the things that I think about, and most probably change in coming days
with the other things coming up, like internships.

2. How likely is it that your worry will come true? Give examples of past experiences,
or other evidence, to support your answer.
Not most likely, like more or less the things get into their place and honestly on past experiences
even if the things don’t goes as per plan it’s nothing as bad as I think of them generally.
3. If my worry comes true, what’s most likely to happen?
As far as the worry regarding the general health is concerned I don’t think I can comment
anything with the pandemic around but the impact of the other worries be it exams or internships
mostly it would not affect me as such.
4. If your worry comes true, what are the chances you’ll be okay?
It will depend on the impact that it’s made but generally if it’s relating to the normal mundane
worries it won’t take anything more than a 1 week.

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