How to Change How You Think 💪 Cognitive Distortions Part 2

Who it's for

This follow-up turns recognition into action with a five-step process: notice and name the thought, check it for distortions (e.g.

Feelings it meets

• Overthinking
• Anxiety
• Self-Worth
• Perfectionism
• Depression

What it is

A Therapy in a Nutshell video in which licensed marriage and family therapist Emma McAdam teaches a five-step process for changing distorted thinking: notice and name the thought, check it for distortions such as extreme words like 'always' and 'never', explore what the thought does for you, challenge it, and choose the most helpful way of thinking.

Where to find it

YouTube, official Therapy in a Nutshell channel (free). Also on the Therapy in a Nutshell podcast (19/30). Companion article on therapyinanutshell.com (Skill #19).

Before you start

Age: Ages 12+

We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 75