Most people tend to think that unhelpful thoughts arise as a result of challenging situations. The different types of unhelpful thinking styles are mental filters, jumping to conclusions, personalization, catastrophic thinking, black and white thinking and so on. What resonates most with me is the mental filter. This occurs when people focus on the negative aspects of a situation more than the whole story. This can cause negative distress in children and even adults when presented with a situation and only notice the negative side and then make decisions. It causes many negative feelings and can cause other stress effects such as anxiety, depression, fear,