New Delhi, April 13 -- Does your mind always gravitate towards negative thoughts? Is it easy for you to get lost in a labyrinth of your own making, and always thinking of the worst-case scenarios. Is that you? If your answer is "yes", chances are you may be catastrophizing.

What is catastrophizing?

Catastrophizing is a cognitive distortion, charactersed by negative and irrational thoughts about situations and events in an exaggerated manner. The individual may imagine the worst possible outcomes that could happen in the situation and can even feel it like a crisis, says clinical psychologist Mimansa Singh Tanwar.

Catastrophizing is when our minds jump to the worst-case scenario, blowing things out of proportion and making everyday prob...