{"product_id":"cognitive-distortions-reference-sheet","title":"Cognitive Distortions Reference Sheet","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"450\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCognitive distortions are common thinking patterns that can influence the way situations are interpreted and often increase anxiety, stress and low mood. Learning to recognise these thinking traps is an important step in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy because it helps create more balanced and realistic ways of thinking.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"788\"\u003eThis evidence-based CBT information sheet explains 13 common cognitive distortions, including all or nothing thinking, catastrophising, overgeneralising, mind reading, fortune telling and emotional reasoning. 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