How to Identify and Challenge Cognitive Distortions live audio recording of Seminar

with World Renowned Hypnotherapist and NLP Trainer, Award Winning Coach, Bestselling Author, Presenter, award winning speak

Cognitive distortions – a concept from Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy – refer to biased ways of thinking about oneself and the world around us. The model essentially states that there are specific ways people distort their thinking. These irrational thoughts and beliefs (i.e., distortions) can lead to problematic emotional states and behaviour, like anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and relationship conflicts: 

Recommended viewing prior to watching How to Identify and Challenge Cognitive Distortions:

Understanding Cognitive Distortions click link below 

https://youtu.be/SAHL_nnHoK8

Identifying cognitive distortions in a systematic manner can help you start to diminish their power and is an important step in the process of replacing them with more rational thoughts. Making the distinction between irrational thoughts (i.e. Cognitive distortions) and rational perspectives. Once you start to identify the cognitive distortions, you can challenge them and choose to let go of them, rather than “feeding” or reinforcing them. This paves the way for you to start cultivating and strengthening a more rational and balanced perspective about yourself and the world around you.