CBT · Baseer Maroof, LCSW
Thinking Traps
Cognitive distortions are habits of thinking that feel true in the moment but bend the picture. Everyone falls into them. Once you can name one, it loosens its grip.
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Which ones do I do most?
Which ones do I do most?
Tap the ones that feel familiar. No right answers, and you can change it any time.
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Catch one
Which traps does it fit?
Tap one or more. A thought often fits more than one. Dashed outlines are only hints from the words you used; you decide.
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Where these come from. Psychiatrist Aaron Beck, who founded cognitive therapy (the root of CBT), first described these patterns as “cognitive distortions.” David Burns, who worked with Beck, gave many of them the names used here in his book Feeling Good. Fallacies marked “later addition” are common extras from later CBT writing. Naming a trap doesn’t mean the thought is wrong; it’s a cue to slow down and look again. To weigh one thought more closely, try Thoughts on Trial.
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