Tags thinking-errors · 13 specimens

Thinking Errors

Specimens tagged thinking errors. This tag cuts across specimen families - it is not a family page.

Thinking errors are correctable mistakes in judgment and self-talk - the kind you can name, test, and reframe.

This page lists matching specimens from CBT, REBT, and neighboring families. It is a search-intent list, not the CBT Thinking Errors family page (which is the taxonomy home for that set).

Use the harm index to start with the bugs that bite hardest, then open a specimen for examples, impact, and a concrete counter-move.

Related specimen family: CBT Thinking Errors (taxonomy page - not this tag list).

Specimens

Fixed Self Illusion You treat yourself as one solid, permanent thing - and then let labels and self-ratings stick to it. 77 · Severe Perceptual Emotional Reasoning You reason from your feelings: "I feel like an idiot, so I must be one." 72 · High CBT Self-Downing You rate your whole self as bad, defective, or worthless because of mistakes, flaws, or failure. 72 · High REBT Should Statements You use "shoulds," "shouldn'ts," "musts," "oughts," and "have tos". 71 · High CBT Other Blame You explain setbacks by assigning fault to others - and lose the part of the story you can still influence. 69 · High CBT People Must Treat Me Fairly You demand fair treatment from others - and treat ordinary unfairness as an intolerable breach. 69 · High REBT Overgeneralization You turn one bad event into an always/never rule about yourself, others, or the future. 68 · High CBT Other-Downing You turn someone's flaw or frustration into a global verdict on who they are. 68 · High REBT Life Must Be Fair You demand that life, luck, and circumstances treat you justly - and stall when they do not. 67 · High REBT Self Blame You blame yourself for something you weren't entirely responsible for. 66 · High CBT Can't-Stand-It Thinking You tell yourself discomfort, delay, effort, or uncertainty are unbearable. 66 · High REBT False Dichotomy You frame a choice as either/or when real alternatives, blends, or partial paths still exist. 65 · Moderate Logical Straw Man You knock down a weaker, weirder version of someone's claim - and treat the win as if you answered the real one. 60 · Moderate Logical