Posts Tagged With: cognitive distortions

I try to avoid exaggerating because I value authenticity and honesty.

Exaggerating can make a better story, but I hope I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve done that very few times.

I’m not exaggerating when I say that I will be going to more than one protest on Saturday and that I hope to sing my protest song “You Don’t Scare Me.”

I’m also not exaggerating when I say that I usually have trouble spelling “exaggerating” because I think different letters should be doubled.

Because I dislike exaggerating, I just rewrote the last sentence, changing “always” to “usually.”

I’m also not exaggerating when I point out that humans tend to think in all-or-nothing ways (“always” and “never” rather than “usually”).

Do you see exaggerating in my photos for today?

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I’m not exaggerating about this: I submitted this to a songwriting contest yesterday even though I know it’s very unlikely to win.

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I don’t think I’m exaggerating my talent as a songwriter. I believe a lot of people downplay their own talents for fear of being seen as exaggerating (and conceited).

I’m not exaggerating about this: almost all the people I work with are terrified of overestimating their worthiness while they have no problem underestimating that — exaggerating their flaws to an excessive degree.

What are your thoughts and feelings about exaggerating?

I’m never exaggerating when I write that I am deeply grateful for YOU.