Examples Of Overgeneralisation

Overgeneralisation is when we believe if one bad thing happens, then everything else is doomed to go bad. Over generalised statements are exaggerations. E.g., “You never listen to me. He always interrupts me. She always thinks she’s right. Everybody thinks I’m stupid.”
The biggest overgeneralisation warning signs are words like never, always, should or everybody “all or nothing thinking”. Understand an over generalised statement is another form of a negative thought. We need to re-think our words and reconsider the circumstance. Attempt to find something positive.
For example, the over generalised statement of “You never listen to me.” Can be reframed to, “There have been times in the past when you were very attentive, and I felt as though