B2 – Upper Intermediate
Do you have the habit of magnifying your problems, anticipating the worst, or thinking that your circumstances are worse than they actually are? If you routinely find yourself catastrophizing, becoming aware of your tendency to do so may be beneficial before it impairs your quality of life.
Finding techniques to disrupt those poisonous thought loops should be beneficial in boosting one’s toughness and there may be no better time to learn than now.
Let us read the complete content to learn more about how toxic thinking can lead you down to a dangerous path.
Discussion Questions:
- What exactly does it mean to catastrophize?
- How could you make adjustments if you are a catastrophizer but would prefer not to be?
- Is it doable to teach your brain to avoid automatically thinking the worst-case scenario? Why or why not?
- How do you deal with anxiety without the employ of medications?
- How has expecting the worst helped you in some situations in your life previously?