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Tool sheets — the 20 thinking traps
One printable A4 page per cognitive distortion: what it is in plain English, how it runs, and three tools to interrupt it. Free — print one, or take the lot.
- 01Black-and-White ThinkingPDF
- 02PersonalisationPDF
- 03Should StatementsPDF
- 04CatastrophisingPDF
- 05MagnifyingPDF
- 06MinimisingPDF
- 07Mind ReadingPDF
- 08Fortune TellingPDF
- 09OvergeneralisationPDF
- 10Discounting the PositivePDF
- 11FilteringPDF
- 12LabellingPDF
- 13BlamingPDF
- 14Emotional ReasoningPDF
- 15Always Being RightPDF
- 16Self-Serving BiasPDF
- 17Heaven's Reward FallacyPDF
- 18Fallacy of ChangePDF
- 19Fallacy of FairnessPDF
- 20Control FallacyPDF
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