How Black-and-White Thinking Increases Health Anxiety

Summary

Brittney Chesworth writing in Psychology Today, makes the following points:

• Automatic thoughts come spontaneously and constantly, perhaps thousands a day.
• Accepting them uncritically is easy, often leading to cognitive distortions and unhelpful feelings and behaviours.
• Health anxiety can come from a trigger that may lead to an inaccurate interpretation.

References

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References from the Web:

• JAN 2020 How Black and White Thinking Hurts You (and What You Can Do to Change It)-Healthline
• OCT 2021 Black and White Thinking-WebMD

Source Information: 

• Article Source: Psychology Today Australia: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist
• Media Check:  Psychology Today - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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