Catastrophic thinking is a cognitive or thinking distortion included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 5th edition under Somatic Disorders. Fear, the underlying emotion for catastrophic thinking, is exhibited as persistent anxiety and worry. Some learned this in childhood from observing adults around them. Others developed this mindset after bad things happened. They quickly learned to imagine the worst possible scenario, jumping straight to the conclusion that it likely will happen. It’s as if they actually look for disasters to occur. If it does, they say, ‘I knew it! It always goes wrong. It’s hopeless.” Researchers of chronic pain have identified a three-step thinking pattern related to catastrophic thinking: Rumination, Magnification, and Helplessness. Unfortunately, it can become a habit and can lead to depression. More tomorrow.
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