“Some folks tend to catastrophize events, make mountains out of molehills, or exaggerate the consequences.”

“Cognitive-behavioral therapy goals were to decrease her tendency to catastrophize and to improve her overall self-efficacy.”

“Some folks tend to catastrophize events, making mountains out of molehills, or exaggerating the consequences.”

“Then, six months later record what the actual outcome was, so you can check the accuracy of your awfulizing or catastrophizing.”

“Can we raise a responsible human being using optimism, joy and good humor without resorting to awfulizing and catastrophizing?”

“This is known as catastrophizing, and is common among people with anxiety disorders.”