Tuesday, September 08, 2026 All-or-nothing thinking (also called black-and-white or dichotomous thinking) is a cognitive distortion where you see things in absolutes—either perfect or terrible, right or wrong, good or bad. In reality, most situations have a mix of positives and negatives, and this extreme “either/or” style can fuel anxiety, depression, and perfectionism. I’ve been thinking this way for years. I doubt it will go away anytime soon. That’s simply how life is at times and I have to deal with it. Well, from that description…it can stem from anxiety or depression. Both of which I have. Sounds great to me don’t you think? Yeah that’s what happens when overthinking is normal. I wish it wasn’t this way. But it is and there’s not much I can do about it. Such is life.
So, I have seven new shiny notebooks, with pens, to write in! SEVEN OF THEM! Yes I get excited by notebooks in general. I enjoy writing, it’s what I do best…most of the time. There isn’t always a way to tell if I’m doing good at it though. But I have notebooks to write in, so that excites me beyond any reason of the imagination at all. If I can write in something physical, and not have to be on my computer? I’d rather be writing that way. It’s just how life feels at times. I like it. But if I have to write using my computer, then that’s okay too. Eventually whatever I end up writing will end up in my computer at some point in space or another. It’s just a given fact. AND, the notebooks are different colors! So if I wanted to, I could color coordinate them by series I’m working on or whatever. They’re good colors too. Yellow Orange Purple Green Blue Okay so that’s not seven different colors. But hey it works! I’m happy with it! (and I deserve to be happy)