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When anxious, your mind spins out of control, infinitely magnifying tiny uncertainties and even rehearsing the worst possible catastrophic scenarios. This pattern of "catastrophizing" is actually your brain's extreme attempt to "regain control"; you fear that if you don't prepare for the absolute worst, you won't survive the blow if things go wrong, so you use extreme fear to inoculate yourself against unknown hurt. But living in imagined fear is often more draining than reality. Try asking yourself, "Will this worst-case scenario really happen? What are the odds?" the next time your brain weaves a disaster; when you learn to pull your thoughts back to the reality of the present, your imagination will no longer be a monster that tortures you.
💡 Did you know?
CBT research shows that 85% of 'catastrophizing thinkers' (who endlessly amplify worst cases) find real outcomes better than expected after events occur. Researchers call this 'negative prediction bias' — your brain works very hard, but its future-prediction accuracy is only about 15%.
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