Here are 10 irrational thoughts that rational people often fall
   victim to at one point or another:

    1. Mistakes*are never acceptable.* If I make one, it means that
       I am incompetent.
    2. When somebody disagrees with me, it is a personal attack
       against me.
    3. To be content in life, I must be liked by all people.
    4. My true value as an individual depends on what others think
       of me.
    5. If I am not involved in an intimate relationship, I am
       completely alone.
    6. There is no grey area.* Success is black and failure is
       white.
    7. Nothing ever turns out the way you want it to.
    8. If the outcome was not perfect, it was a complete failure.
    9. I am in absolute control of my life.* If something bad
       happens, it is my fault.
   10. The past always repeats itself.* If it was true then, it
       must be true now.