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Why we catastrophize feedback from authority figures

Every time my boss gives feedback I assume I'm about to be fired even though my performance reviews are always good and my coworkers say I'm paranoid.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Past conditioning creates mental patterns that interpret neutral information as threat, distorting present reality.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive biases — complete reference?”

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