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think by withbeautiful
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  • Post category:Anxiety/Stress / Behaviour / Mental health
  • Post published:February 4, 2017

If you find yourself thinking in black-and-white, instead look for the shades of grey in between. Is it really so bad? Are you taking an extreme view? Just because something isn’t completely perfect doesn’t mean that it’s a total disaster.

Source: Common thinking errors @ ReachOut.com: Get through tough times

image: think by withbeautiful under Creative Commons license

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