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Jun 14, 2020
2 min

Bad Thought: I don’t know how to deal with bad thoughts.

Many of us have seen the information circulating on the internet that we have 70,000+ thoughts per day and that most of them are negative...

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Bad Thought: I haven’t achieved much in life.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Apr 18, 2020
2 min

Bad Thought: I haven’t achieved much in life.

Since you’re likely spending more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, you might review your resume or cv to remind yourself of...

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Bad Thought: I can’t control my negative thoughts.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Nov 9, 2019
1 min

Bad Thought: I can’t control my negative thoughts.

...and as I often teach my clients, self-distancing is a useful strategy for finding relief from one’s own bad-feeling thoughts.

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Debbie Covino, PhD

Oct 5, 2019
2 min

Bad Thought: My day is ruined.

...“learned optimism,” the idea that we’re not hopelessly locked into a pessimistic mindset, even if we may have been practicing it...

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Debbie Covino, PhD

Jul 6, 2019
1 min

Bad Thought: I’m a mistake.

We see a mistake or flaw pointed out by someone else as a comment on our whole self. Not “I made a mistake, but I am a mistake.”

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Bad Thought: My colleague thinks my presentation was boring.

Debbie Covino, PhD

May 18, 2019
2 min

Bad Thought: My colleague thinks my presentation was boring.

My last blog entry talked about David Burns’ work on “cognitive distortions.” I noted that the distortion called the “mental filter”...

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Debbie Covino, PhD

Apr 20, 2019
2 min

Bad Thought: My neighborhood is crummy.

My friend’s grumblings are a classic example of the “cognitive distortion” called the “mental filter” by David Burns in Feeling Good.

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Bad Thought: My achievements are never recognized.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Feb 2, 2019
2 min

Bad Thought: My achievements are never recognized.

Inner ecology is way more important than any award or recognition. After all, one can be a person with numerous awards and still feel...

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Bad Thought: People always see me as a failure.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Mar 24, 2018
2 min

Bad Thought: People always see me as a failure.

Things are not always, never, totally, or constantly any one way.

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Bad Thought: I’ll never get ahead of all the problems in my life.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Mar 24, 2018
2 min

Bad Thought: I’ll never get ahead of all the problems in my life.

Would it be possible for you to simultaneously work toward solving your problems and feel ok about the fact that they exist?

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Debbie Covino, PhD

Mar 10, 2018
2 min

Bad Thought: I lack confidence.

Confidence issues are very common. Do you feel you lack confidence? Or is there some other trait you feel you don’t possess?

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Bad Thought: My bad thoughts control me.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Dec 16, 2017
2 min

Bad Thought: My bad thoughts control me.

It’s illuminating to realize that you've created every feeling you've ever had, and that the quality of your experience is related to...

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Bad Thought: Anxiety is taking over my life.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Oct 8, 2017
2 min

Bad Thought: Anxiety is taking over my life.

Anxiety can be so overwhelming that it often seems one’s entire life is being consumed by it. One thinks, Anxiety is taking over my life.

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Bad Thought: Other people’s lives are more together than mine.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Apr 9, 2017
2 min

Bad Thought: Other people’s lives are more together than mine.

At many points in our lives, we believe others have it made, while we struggle to find a scrap of satisfaction with our own situation.

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Bad Thought: I have too many bad thoughts.

Debbie Covino, PhD

Mar 13, 2017
2 min

Bad Thought: I have too many bad thoughts.

Realize that thinking certain thoughts not only feels bad, but also causes undesirable behavior.

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Debbie Covino, PhD

Feb 26, 2017
2 min

Bad Thought: I don't belong.

This fitting-in vs. not fitting-in thing is a big part of our existential human experience. It became an old story, though--one I wanted...

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Debbie Covino, PhD

Jan 8, 2017
2 min

Bad thought: My student hates me.

Years ago, when I was a teaching assistant, I had a student who never missed an opportunity to aggressively challenge me in class.

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