Definition:
“Catastrophic thinking is a cognitive distortion that occurs when people have a hard time weighing the likelihood of certain outcomes and believe that terrible or catastrophic outcomes—which are highly unlikely—become, in one's mind, salient and extremely likely”
GENERAL INFO
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SELF-HELP
Talk to your GP/doctor or contact Your Crew to
help you such as help you speak to your parents or get you to your doctor.
If you feel at immediate risk call 000
Call Kids Helpline 1800 551 800
Medical News Today: How to Stop Catastrophising
Psych Central: How to stop catastrophic thinking - 6 ways
VeryWell Health: How to stop catastrophizing
Time: How to manage Catastrophic thinking
Psyche: How to defuse catastrophic thoughts
Vox: Are you catastrophizing? Here’s how to stop assuming the worst.
Positive living skills: Breaking free from catastrophic thinking: 5 steps to retrain your brain
Well good: How To Spot, And Stop, Catastrophic Thoughts, According to Clinical Psychologists
Medical News Today: How to Stop Catastrophising
Psych Central: How to stop catastrophic thinking - 6 ways
VeryWell Health: How to stop catastrophizing
Time: How to manage Catastrophic thinking
Psyche: How to defuse catastrophic thoughts
Vox: Are you catastrophizing? Here’s how to stop assuming the worst.
Positive living skills: Breaking free from catastrophic thinking: 5 steps to retrain your brain
Well good: How To Spot, And Stop, Catastrophic Thoughts, According to Clinical Psychologists
FORUMS, TOOLS & VIDEOS
Youtube: how to handle catastrophic thinking
Youtube: How to stop catastrophizing in 5 simple steps
Youtube: How to stop catastrophic thinking
Crewing for or Helping Others
Sometimes, it can be hard to know what to do to support someone. You may feel stressed or scared you'll say the wrong thing.
Remember your main role as Crew or a supportive friend or family is to listen, acknowledge and communicate support. That can mean calling a professional service such as Kids Helpline or, in an emergency, calling 000 They can also guide you on what to do.
See How to Ask If Your Friend Is OK video
If you are under 18 years old, you can also reach out to an adult or your Crew to help you support someone.
See Professional and Urgent Help for a list of services with live phone numbers and links
See Pathways to Help
Children with anxiety: Helping children with anxiety avoid catastrophic thinking
