All-or-nothing is a very common cognitive distortion, described here:
Things are either all good or all bad, people are either perfect or failures, something new will either fix everything or be worthless. There is no middle ground; we place people and situations in “either/or” categories, with no shades of gray, or allowing for complexities. Watch out for absolute words like “always”, “never,” “totally,” etc. as indications of this kind of distortion.
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I was about to say that we all do all-or-nothing thinking, but perhaps there are some humans that don’t.
Is the Daily Bitch doing all-or-nothing thinking today?
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Technically, she is correct (as usual), but that kind of either-or thinking doesn’t reflect the vast diversity in the universe.
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Things aren’t alway either pizza or not pizza; they can also be sour candy and/or caviar.
Here’s what I find when I search for “all-or-nothing” thinking on YouTube.
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Do you do all-or-nothing thinking? And please don’t respond “always!”
Thanks to all who helped me create this all-or-nothing-thinking post, including YOU!
