Just Say No to Abuse Declaring War on Terrorism. When I really think about it and am honest about it, the never ending thoughts, not the situation itself that causes most of the turmoil in my life, in terms of depression. The way you process the thought will determine your response. The model looks something like this when put in words. A situation evolves, or a memory of a situation.
Thoughts emerge from the situation.
These thoughts may be founded, but quite often they are unfounded and distorted, irrational and obsessive. Thinking One is unable to see things in shades of grey, only in black or white, absolutes. In this way compromise is difficult. Overgeneralizing One views a negative event as a never ending pattern of defeat over and over again Words often heard are always or never. Should Statements Criticizing yourself with shoulds and musts Labeling Instead of saying one made a mistake one says they are a looser a jerk etc.