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what is overgeneralization

If you think that you can't do anything right, that you are no good, or that you are a total failure, then probably you fell a victim to the "over generalization" way of thinking. Over generalization, in simple, is having a negative generalized view of something while the truth may be that this view was only built based on one situation.

This is like when a guy hurts a girl and then she starts to think of all men as untrustworthy or it's like when you get badly treated by someone and you start to think that everyone became bad tempered, or it's like when you lose your job and then start to think that you are not good or a total failure.

how can overgeneralization affect your life

You could over generalize anything starting from saying that you don't have any good abilities or good personality traits up to thinking that everyone hates you. Over generalization is an improper way of thinking and is an obstacle towards healthy personal growth and towards happiness.

Try to build your judgments on situation by situation basis instead of building that negative generalized view. If you did few wrong things that does not mean that you did nothing right in your life!! If you are trying to give up over generalization but you still can't then make sure to read more about cognitive behavior therapy which is a method that can help you much to change your poor way of thinking.

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