immediate concernsand challenges that no one is immune to e g with the family is going to be hard to get through this year The highly anxious mind compounds these difficulties by extending them out across time and over a variety of time with my family I get stressed out Even worse the anxious mind convinces us that we be able to cope with the thing we go to any more family functions too upsetting As a result we spin our wheels trying to prevent feared situations emotions interactions by avoiding people and events that actually pose a real threat Of course in reality only so much control we have over the course of events and so all this anxious energy results in us feeling at the mercy of life powerless and desperate to find relief When we overgeneralize we develop conclusions about ourselves our emotions and what we can and do based on a single experience For instance Carmen found out she get her desired work promotion and never get promoted Nolan had a couple of unfulfilling dates and never meet the right one Overgeneralizing causes you to seal the deal on your fate In your mind you render