Life with adult ADHD is often a frustrating mix of keeping expectations realistic but then being self-critical when facing setbacks. Perfectionism might be the culprit.

The Wiser Way explained the overarching concept of cognitive distortion, an unhelpful way of thinking that can be either internalized or projected and how it can lead to a continuous cycle of ...

Common cognitive distortions include all-or-nothing thinking where one sees things in black or white without a middle ground, overgeneralization by making conclusions based on a single event ...

And according to her, there’s one common “cognitive distortion” which is causing this problem, and it’s called ‘mind-reading’. The world is full of far too much information for us to ...