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Are you wondering if you're stuck in a chronic freeze state? If you are, it can be a very painful place to be. The good news is that you can recover from this, and recognizing it is the first step toward change. These are the 7 signs you are in Chronic Freeze.

Have you ever felt completely paralyzed in a stressful situation, unable to think clearly or even move? This is freeze mode - one of our basic survival instincts. This blog explores what the freeze response is, how it can be both helpful and problematic, and most importantly, how to manage it.

Struggle to acknowledge your positive qualities or celebrate your achievements? The cognitive distortion of"discounting the positive" can harm your self-esteem and influence your overall perspective negatively. Learn 6 steps to stop discounting the positive and feel better!

Personalization is one of the most challenging cognitive distortions to overcome. It creates significant pain and can send us into spirals of rumination and regret—often for no reason at all. Let's explore what personalization is, why we do it, and how to stop.

A Powerful Tool for Emotional Regulation: Identifying Cognitive Distortions

What is the cognitive distortion of emotional reasoning and why is it a problem? Why is listening to your emotions sometimes a distortion? In this blog, I share 3 keys to knowing if you are using emotional reasoning, and 5 steps to stop emotional reasoning. Emotional reasoning can cause significant problems in life.

When are “should statements” a problem, and when are they realistic? Problematic should statements are those that make us feel bad about ourselves or to make others feel bad about themselves,

Mind reading can lead us into emotional spirals of anxiety, depression, anger or grief for no reason whatsoever, because our mind reading is usually not accurate. In today's blog, I'll explain what mind reading is so you can identify whether or not you do it, which areas you do it in and even how much you do it. We're going to talk about why it's a problem, and then I'm going to give you some techniques to overcome it.

Anxiety is fueled by Cognitive Fusion. Learn 3 Cognitive Defusion Techniques that really help lower anxiety. Understand the concept of cognitive defusion and why cognitiven defusion will help anxiety.