I know that "all-or-nothing thinking" (previously known as "black and white thinking") is a fallacy, and a cognitive distortion.
What does that mean exactly? Well, simply put, it distorts reality. By thinking in terms of two extremes, we miss the nuance or grey areas of life. Example:
"I...
I went into therapy well over forty years ago... because of depression and suicidal thoughts.
I was 'depressed' during my secondary school years and ended up being prescribed antidepressants... but I never took them because I kept thinking 'how come I'm depressed and Johnny isn't?'
I had turned...
Once was at a friends house and when we left my husband went on a 2 hour yelling rampage saying how when I stood up I had a boner and the boyfriend saw it and looked at my husband. Another gay couple.
There is zero possibility of this and no way I had a boner. Maybe indented a way that wasn’t...