Cognitive Distortions:These are irrational or exaggerated thought patterns that perpetuate negative thinking. In our analogy, these would be like misheard lyrics that make the songs even sadder.
Self-Talk: This is your internal dialogue which can be positive or negative. In our analogy, this would be like your personal commentary on each song in the playlist.
Rumination:This is repeatedly thinking about distressing situations or events. Like replaying a particularly sad song over and over again in our analogy.