Did you maybe mean one of these? catastrophe, catastrophic, catastrophism
Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. obsolete To end a comedy
- v. To regard a bad situation as if it were disastrous or catastrophic
Examples
“Artists tend to "catastrophize," meaning they put the worst possible spin on a situation.”
“But it's much easier to work on these things in the present moment rather than extrapolate and "catastrophize".”
“Since coming out the other side of ppd and no longer have that to catastrophize over, the environment has become my tormentor.”
“La Petite Coquette! immense pride and joy every time I think of him being told I look “petite” and “skinny” recognizing my tendency to catastrophize the best pharmacy ever”
“The book offers quizzes so that readers can assess various qualities—such as sociability, neuroticism and the tendency to "catastrophize"—and compare the results with those of Terman's Termites.”
“Lester said the program would develop "communication skills, cognitive reforming skills and help soldiers not to catastrophize -- don't think of the worse case scenario about every potential problem.”
“It is effective in depression (where people are taught to think about their tendency to catastrophize — "I had a bad date; no one will ever love me because I am worthless and unlovable").”
“Change the topic to some flaw in the "problem" person, catastrophize it, and change the topic so as to distract from the economic shell game.”
“And in those circumstances, you have to learn how not to catastrophize it.”
“I tend to catastrophize and make things into a huge deal, the Worst Ever, so getting some objective or outside take on how I am interpreting things from someone not involved in my day-to-day life, an unemotionally involved party, is essential for me.”
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Tweets
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oroboros "At the University of Toronto, Dr. Mayberg, Zindel Segal and their colleagues first used brain imaging to measure activity in the brains of depressed adults. Some of these volunteers then received paroxetine (the generic name of the antidepressant Paxil), while others underwent 15 to 20 sessions of cognitive-behavior therapy, learning not to catastrophize. That is, they were taught to break their habit of interpreting every little setback as a calamity, as when they conclude
from a lousy date that no one will ever love them."
Aug 2, 2009
wenderful what my father says I tend to do when left to my own pessimism mixed with my rampant imagination Apr 2, 2009