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Post by bbbearsmom on Sept 3, 2019 23:40:49 GMT
Wednesday, 09/04
Thinking Mistake #9: Exaggerated Thinking
You make a situation seem greater or worse than it really is.
"I can't stand this craving."
"I have no willpower."
Do you do this?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Sept 3, 2019 23:43:44 GMT
I'm sure I do this since I have anxiety and that leads to exaggerated thinking. When I do this they are precursors to me giving up/giving in because I don't talk back. Although from having done this so lone I'm on auto-piolet a lot of the time and the thoughts don't creep in. My take away from this whole Beck thing is I need to talk to myself more and work things out.
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Post by cathygeha on Sept 4, 2019 5:24:54 GMT
I can't think of an example but no doubt do it?
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Post by lani on Sept 4, 2019 15:31:19 GMT
I also tend to "awfulize" most any situation. In regard to eating, I have noticed the past few days I have gained a few pounds, and I get the thought that I will lose control and helplessly gain a massive amount of weight. Sounds like a combo of deluded, exaggerated, and negative fortune telling, eh?
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Post by luvvinlife on Sept 4, 2019 17:37:08 GMT
I do it almost every night. I am fine all day with my tracking. Then after dinner, I see that I have a lot if unused points and I tell myself that "I can eat more points and stay within my 28". Never happens!!!! I lie to myself every time.
I'm trying the 5 Why technique. So far, nothing permanent has changed but I am definitely more aware of when I'm conning myself into snackland.
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Post by surfgirl on Sept 4, 2019 18:24:24 GMT
I'm trying the 5 Why technique. I love that you're using this technique!Sometimes it takes more than 5 times...! a few years back when losing was easier, I assume because I was younger, I always ate my leftover DPs if I'd had them at the end of the day. But this go round I've stopped doing that and it's been serving me well at WI. Maybe it's a metabolism thing? All I know is, I stepped on the scale today and I'm in a new decade...at last! But it's not my WI day so we'll see what the scale says on Friday. My exaggerated thinking is more along the lines of "I have no willpower". But I dont think I even get that far in my thought process before I put something in my mouth. In fact, I usually start and stop at "Entitled Thinking" of "I deserve this because..." and then immediately exercise my Giving In muscle, which is at Olympic Gold medal strength! I am continuing to practice strengthening my Resistance muscle! |
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Post by bbbearsmom on Sept 4, 2019 19:58:08 GMT
surfgirl, I need to work on my giving-in/resistance muscles too.
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