A gentle mirror for the patterns your mind runs.
Twenty-five statements. You rate how much each one sounds like you. At the end, you'll see which cognitive distortions show up most often in your thinking — and where to start working with them.
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i.This isn't a diagnosis. It's a self-reflection tool, not a medical assessment. Treat the results as a starting point for awareness, nothing more.
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ii.Be honest, not strategic. Answer how you actually think, not how you'd like to. Nobody else will see this — including us.
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iii.Your responses stay in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere or stored. Closing the tab erases the data.
The patterns you recognized most.
Here's what your self-check reflected back. These are the cognitive habits your mind runs most often — not flaws, just patterns. And every pattern is workable.
Your top three patterns
Each one links to a page about working with it gently.
The complete picture
All ten patterns, ranked by how often you recognized them.
A gentle reminder
Everyone runs some of these patterns some of the time — that's part of being human. The goal is not to never have them. It's to notice them when they appear, examine them with kindness, and not be ruled by them.
If your results feel heavy, that's a sign to be extra kind to yourself today. And if this self-check stirred something that feels bigger than a quiz can hold, here are real people you can talk to →
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