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The Five Types of Perfectionists, with Katherine Morgan Schafler

Afford Anything

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Counterfactual Thinking: A Cognitive Reflex

Counterfactual thinking is when your brain creates alternative scenarios to what's actually happening. According to research, we revert to counterfactual thinking for lots of reasons. But it can also be really destructive if you allow it to spill into rumination.

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