Cognitive Distortion

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
—Hamlet

“What is the point of dragging up suffering from the past?
Of making yourself unhappy now because you were unhappy then?”
—Seneca

Two quotes of a similar ‘Cognitive Behavioral’ theme. Interestingly, the verse by Hamlet was used in a negative context to express his dismay of Denmark, (likening the place to a prison). However, the quote for me is a useful reminder that there’s no correct or singular way to view a situation — and serves as personal prompt to question and even quash any cognitive distortions that can flood the head in times of woe.

[‘Typevoid’ image above by Paul Sparks]