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stress is poison by Giulia Bartra
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  • Post category:Anxiety/Stress / Behaviour / Mental health / Positive change
  • Post published:February 2, 2017

Thinking errors are irrational patterns of thinking that can cause you to feel bad and sometimes act in self-defeating ways. If you feel more upset the more you think about a situation, you can learn to think in a different way.

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

Photo: stress is poison by Giulia Bartra under Creative Commons license

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