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(She created a 12-part content series for the app to guide listeners through moments of high stress.)
As an example, take Dr. Smiths recent trip to the coast of England with her young kids.
In this case, her catastrophic thoughts reflected a very possible danger (even if it wasnt imminent).
The catastrophic thinking helped me keep everyone safe.
This kind of situation proves the inherent value in our ability to catastrophize.
clinical psychologist, life fulfillment expert, and author ofDate Smart,Joy From Fear, andAging Joyfully
These negative thinking patterns can be psychologically damaging.
What are the three parts of catastrophic thinking?
Here are the three parts of catastrophizing:
What causes catastrophic thinking in the first place?
Especially in times of high stress, youre more likely to let your mind go to a catastrophizing place.
How do you stop catastrophic thinking?
In this case, a defusion exercise can be helpful to createsome distance between you and the thoughts.
Dr. Smith says to start by changing your language.
You already know what the worst is that could happen, so whats the best that could happen?
And what is something neutral that could happen?
clinical psychologist, life fulfillment expert, and author ofDate Smart,Joy From Fear, andAging Joyfully
Dr. Smith suggests asking yourself.
This can help to loosen your belief in the first thought being absolutely factual.
This can look like engaging in a short session ofdeep breathingor a quickmicro-meditation.
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