Is your brain constantly sorting everything into two neat little buckets? "Good" or "bad"? "Success" or "failure"? Ooof! Honestly, saaaame. So, let’s talk about it!
In this episode, Caitlin shares their take black and white thinking—what it is, where it comes from, and why it's so freaking stressful. They also get super real about their own brain, which they lovingly describes as "The Good Place, but worse" lol. If you can relate to having yout simple decisions spiral into a complex web of moral dilemmas, better grab a seat coz this one’s for you!
"It's not likely that every single person in the world is going to either be a perfectly happy, healthy relationship...That doesn't mean that we're sorting people into only two buckets, because when it's only two buckets... that's so isolating and lonely and critical and it's not healthy for us." - Caitlin
You'll totally learn:
What black and white thinking is and why it's so common for neurodivergent people
How black and white thinking often comes from trauma and the need to learn strict rules to survive
Why even simple decisions can feel overwhelming when your brain assigns moral value to every option
How to find relief from the constant onslaught of information from our phones and the news
Oooh! Plus, a fun and surprisingly relevant side quest involving caterpillars!
Links mentioned in this episode:
🔗Black and White thinking in Autism
https://www.simplypsychology.org/black-and-white-thinking-in-autism.html
🔗The Sustainable Writing Summit
https://sustainable-writing-summit.heysummit.com/
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