Catastrophizing is a type of cognitive distortion. It's a faulty and inaccurate way of thinking that involves imagining the worst possible outcome in a given situation.
Catastrophizing can hold people back in life, work, and relationships and we all do it in some way, and some of us do it a lot more than others.
Understanding the natural psychological processes behind catastrophizing can help us build awareness and learn to create a more balanced and productive view of our futures.

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Chapters
00:00 What is catastrophising
03:00 Build awareness
05:52 Magnifying and minimising
07:15 The problem with imagined details
08:58 The human tendency to invent stories
12:01 Catastrophizing and being diagnosed with ADHD
14:56 Balancing worst and best scenarios
16:02 Social anxiety
17:48 Write a journal
19:10 Alex Hormozi selling gym subscriptions
19:48 Want and don't want chair
22:08 4 step method for mitigating catastrophization
22:13 Step 1 - Awareness 
23:20 Step 2 - Challenging the thought
24:03 Step 3 - Imagine the best
24:34 Step 4 - Accept uncertainty
26:19 Catastrophizing is the opposite of Growth mindset
26:40 Therapy & CBT
29:20 Episode Summary
 
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How to stop catastrophizing

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