Title: Blame and Rigid Thinking: They're Undermining Your Mental Health - Exploring your mind
Headings: Blame and Rigid Thinking: They're Undermining Your Mental Health
Blame and Rigid Thinking: They're Undermining Your Mental Health
Blame and rigid thinking distance us from painful thoughts
How do I know if rigid thinking and blame are interfering in my life?
Rigid thinking and unmet expectations
How to battle blame and rigid thinking
Mental Rigidity

Content: Blame and Rigid Thinking: They're Undermining Your Mental Health - Exploring your mind
Blame and Rigid Thinking: They're Undermining Your Mental Health
6 minutes
Last update: 21 February, 2018
If we look for commonalities in all the times we’ve felt blue, we’ll see blame and rigid thinking at the top of the list. We could even say that’s where the lion’s share of our negative thoughts originate. Rigid thinking means an inability to change your mind when all signs point to a change of mind. It also implies an inability to see a situation from a different point of view. People with rigid thinking see life with blinders on, perceiving only one out of the countless nuances there are. Their thinking is so rigid that anything that doesn’t meet their expectations gives them anxiety. As for blame, there have been many studies done on what causes it.