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The Mindset Mentor

Your Perception Is Not Reality: Cognitive Distortions

The Mindset Mentor

Rob Dial

Mindset, Education, Health & Fitness, Business

4.9 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're exploring how our thoughts can sometimes trick us into seeing the world in a negative light. We're uncovering cognitive distortions—those sneaky ways our minds twist reality based on past experiences and beliefs. Join me as we uncover common distortions like All or Nothing thinking, Overgeneralization, Negative Mental Filters, Labeling, and Catastrophizing—ways of thinking that can keep us stuck in negativity without us even realizing it. Together, we'll learn how to spot these patterns, challenge them, and ultimately reframe our thoughts to lead more positive, fulfilling lives. If you're ready to take control of your mindset and break free from these mental traps, hit play and let's explore together!

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0:00.0

Welcome to today's episode of the Mindset Mentor Podcast. I am your host Rob Dial.

0:12.1

If you're the type of person who is into neurology, psychology, early childhood development,

0:16.0

how all of those things intersect to make you who you are

0:19.0

and how to overcome a lot of those things that have been built into you so that you can create

0:23.8

the life that you want.

0:24.8

Hit that subscribe button so you never miss another podcast episode.

0:28.2

I put out episodes four times a week around all of that to help you learn and grow

0:32.2

and improve yourself.

0:33.7

Today we're going to be talking about something that's called

0:37.2

cognitive distortions.

0:38.6

We're going to talk about how your perception is not reality,

0:42.0

because we all are told, we've heard the phrase, right?

0:45.6

Perception is reality.

0:47.7

No, that's not correct.

0:50.2

Subjective perception is not objective reality,

0:54.8

sure, but your subjective perception is not objective reality.

1:00.1

Your perception, most of the times, is usually not reality.

1:05.0

So the thing that's really important,

1:10.0

if you were listening to the last episode I put out which is about

1:13.2

programming yourself and how you are programmed throughout your life what happens is

1:17.7

your brain filters and distorts everything that comes into your brain through

1:22.3

your senses.

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