Extreme black and white thinking and sweeping generalizations can make life difficult. DO YOU GO TO EXTREMES will help you to determine if you need to moderate the way you think and speak. Black & White Thinking Black and white thinking means seeing the world only in terms of extremes. If things aren't "perfect," then they must be "horrible." If your child isn't "brilliant" then he must be "stupid." If you're not "fascinating" then you must be "boring." Yikes! What a tough way to live... | read more Beauties and Beasts: The Idealization/Devaluation Formula People with narcissistic problems tend to think in extremes, alternating between idealizing or aggrandizing themselves and others, and devaluing or deflating themselves and others. Discover how to find the happy medium. | read more Correct Your Narcissistic Thinking You can often catch narcissistic thinking by recognizing when you use extreme vocabulary. Read this case study and try to think about how it applies to YOU! | read more Saints and Sinners A realistic perception of self and others is a necessary ingredient for healthy living or sustaining recovery. Are you able to think and function in a middle and realistic ground of human experience? | read more Let's Retire "Always" & "Never" How do you get a handle on black and white thinking? One way is to conduct an inventory by writing down all your black and white thoughts, and logging all the times you use words like "always" and "never..." | read more