shyammonk

Magnification of the event of death and meaninglessness associated with it. After all so many people die, and it is only once and till then i have life here now

Fortune teller error I will die for sure – no error. But the losses and fears attached to it could be just fortune teller errors. Maybe they are nothing to be sad about or feared.

Filters I just don't know how it will be. It is better to leave it that way instead of using negative filters – similar to fortune teller error reasoning

All or nothing thinking I will die and all is useless then. Here now I am alive. Death comes just once (!) Here now I have life; death does not make it all bad.

Labeling. I am mortal (which feels bad, sad.)

Minimization I am weak. I am no good since I can’t solve the problem of death.

Disqualifying the positive I will die so what is the point. Also, i will die and that makes me not good enough. Yeah but I live and then die. The living part is to my credit (even if death is no point) Death may be good too. How do i know. I will die, but that does not make me ‘look’ small, incapable. Does not make what I have done and how I live any less good.

Personalization I feel guilty and not good enough since I can't solve around the problem of death. As if it is my fault that I will be dead with time!

 

For a complete list of distortions (and much more) and their more practical uses : Feeling Good by Dr.David Burns