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PREVIOUS : Catastrophizing – a CD (#1) SITE: “What doctors want patients to know about stopping catastrophic thoughts’ ︎ Catastrophizing (cont.) Some CAUSES ︎ Being predisposed to anxiety & depression —— BIS-BAS dysregulation : the behavioral inhibition & approach systems used to...
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PREVIOUS : Overdoing in Relationships (#2) Also POSTS 4b, 4c, 4d – in June, 2026 CORRECT Over-functioning 1. Self-Awareness To unhook from toxic productivity, you need to become so frustrated, tired of doing your life the same old way, feeling physically exhausted & mentally weary – even a...
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PREVIOUS : —— CD SITE : “Stop Catastrophizing: How to Retrain Your Brain to Stress and Worry Less” ︎ Catastrophizing (Awful-izing, Selective Abstraction – making a mountain out of a molehill) can be broken down into : ☼ Magnification : over-emphasizing the importance of an specific event...
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PREVIOUS : B & W Thinking – a CD SITE : “How Attachment Styles drive Mind Reading —Stop guessing, start asking” Review 5 POSTs : “Mind Reading” vs. “Intuition” Another common ACoA distortion NOTE : Posts listed above are very extensive. The current one focuses on the silence in our wounded...
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PREVIOUS : POST : Cognitive Distortions – Intro #2 — NOTE to ACoAs DEF : Black & White thinking is an Either-Or way of looking at everything, & one of the most common ACoA Cognitive Distortions (CDs) . It’s thinking in absolutes, the mind simplifying experiences into two opposing...
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PREVIOUS : GROWTH for OverDoing (#4c) SITE : SITE : 11 Tips for Getting & Staying Motivated 5 = Prioritize 6 = Goals 7. MENTAL warrior : Give Yourself Time to Think Set Your Intention : Before planning your thinking session, take a moment to jot down your dreams & aspirations for the...
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PREVIOUS: GROWTH for OverDoing (#4c) SITE : <—— …. A Step-by-Step Guide CORRECT Over-functioning (cont) 1= Self-Awareness 2= NOT perfect 3= Boundaries 4= Health 5. PRIORITIZE (cont) • To effectively set priorities for work tasks throughout the day & week you need a realistic &...
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« PREVIOUS: OverDoing GROWTH (#4 SITE : “How to Set Enforceable Priorities With People” CORRECT Over-functioning (cont) BTW : A fully ‘differentiated’ person separates out Self’ from Other and Thoughts from Feelings (emotions), so they can have thoughts about their feelings & feelings about...
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PREVIOUS : ACoA Over-Doers in Relationships (#3a) SITEs : ” Weighing the cost of over-functioning” Under & Over-functioning in Relationships: A Bowen Family Systems Approach” Over-doing (O=D) /O-functioning creates a reinforcing system deepening an unhealthy codependent pattern. It fuels...
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PREVIOUS : Over-doing (#2c) SITE : “Cycle of Over-functioning and Distancing” Based on : Scout.Yahoo.com OVER-Doing (O-D) Over-functioning in relationships creates an imbalance when one partner takes on too much or most of the emotional, mental & practical responsibility (PMES). It leads...