Catastrophizing: How Self-Made False Chaos Develops

When a person always assumes the worst will happen, this is known as catastrophizing. Too much exposure to negative information can lead a…

When a person always assumes the worst will happen, this is known as catastrophizing. Too much exposure to negative information can lead a person to hold a false or distorted belief about society. Psychologists term it “cognitive distortions” to describe irrational, inflated thoughts or beliefs that distort a person’s perception of the world. And both c…