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We have all experienced cognitive distortions. Ever thought you did awful at a job interview or school presentation but ended up passing with flying colors? That was your mind leading you astray. A distorted thought or cognitive distortion is an exaggerated pattern of thought that is not based on facts. It consequently leads you to view things more negatively than they really are. One of the most common cognitive distortions include polarization. Polarization, or all-or-nothing thinking, is thinking about yourself and the world in an “all-or-nothing” way. When you engage in thoughts of black or white, with no shades of gray, this type of cognitive distortion is leading you.