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Disqualifying the Positive

Dec 28, 202417 min
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Episode description

Disqualifying the positive is a kind of cognitive distortion where you explain away good things that happen because they don't fit into your *grand unified theory of negativity* — but it's a little more nuanced than that.


NOTE: This episode was originally recorded in 2018, but it felt like a fitting way to end this era of the show...for updates on our hiatus follow host @abbymnorman on Instagram!

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