3 Ways Your Brain is Lying to You (Autism & AuDHD)

Spiraling... overthinking... and getting stuck in these thought loops and rumination cycles. It happens a LOT to neurodivergent adults. One thing goes wrong, and you jump to the worst possible outcome. But what can you do? Facing down your cognitive distortions can get better – if you know what to look for and what to try. Is the world really ending? Probably (hopefully) not. 😅 START HERE: 🎁 Free Emotional Reflection Guide Understanding and identifying your emotions and thought patterns can be the start to positive change. This guide will help you identify what's going on in your mind when you get overwhelmed. And if you can recognize the patterns, you can start to change them. Link: https://bit.ly/4ezDF9E 🔗 Want Support Built for Your Brain? Join the Auticate membership for practical tools, daily validation, and a community that actually gets it. 👉 https://www.auticate.com/membership 🚨 RESOURCES & RECOMMENDATIONS Sensory Items 🎧 When the world is too much, blocking it out or lowering the volume can help. • Soundcore Noise Canceling Headphones: https://amzn.to/3LMkWIn • Bose Noise Canceling Headphones: https://amzn.to/3tegj3t • Loops: https://loop-earplugs.sjv.io/auticate Calming Bedding 🛏️ • Bearaby (weighted blankets): https://bearaby-us.pxf.io/3kA2Ky (Chris loves this blanket because it doesn't make noise like the bead-filled ones do. And it's super cuddly!) Clothing 👕 • Shop our sensory-friendly clothing, designed by and for neurodivergent brains: 👉 https://auticatethreads.dashery.com/ PS: Purchasing through these links may give us an affiliate kickback (at no additional cost to you) and help us continue to make awesome content. Thanks for your support! IN THIS VIDEO, YOU’LL LEARN: • Autistic and AuDHD brains are prone to over-thinking. • Why cognitive distortions hijack your mind. • The autistic tendency to look for patterns can lead to false assumptions. • What you can do to shift your thinking TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 One Thing Goes Wrong, and Suddenly You're Spiraling 00:38 Common Cognitive Distortions that Can Quickly Turn Into a Full-On Crying Session 02:35 #1 Black and White Thinking 04:43 #2 Catastrophizing 06:49 #3 Magnifying the Bad, Minimizing the Good 08:33 What can you try to shift your thinking? ❗️NOTE: No video (or YouTuber through a video) can diagnose you with autism. Videos on our channel are meant purely for educational understanding and support of neurodivergent minds. Subscribe for more videos about autistic & ADHD adults Join our email list: https://www.auticate.com/join-us Comment below — what part of this video hit hardest? #auticate #emotionalregulation #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #audhder