wildfire in the mind

Page 189 wildfire in the mind. According to cognitive psychologist of the wide array of responses to adversity, the one that can be most debilitating is catastrophize Ing. People catastrophize when they turn every day and inconveniences into major setbacks, and those setbacks into disasters. Catastrophize Ing often involves destructive rumination over bad events. The more one moles, the event over in one's mind, the more ominous it becomes, and the more serious and more likely the consequences appear.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

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