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KOPFSACHE
3 min read · Ages 13–18

A bad day is a bad day

How to stop a single day from becoming a story about you.

Sport in generalMy head right now

"Nothing went right today" is true. "I can't do anything" is an overgeneralisation – one day turns into a judgment about you.

Practical tip: Formulate the sentence with a time reference. “Today in training I lost a lot of balls.” This keeps it verifiable and you remain able to act.

Tools for that

Foundation & Method

CBTMindfulnessEmotion Regulation
  • CBT: Overgeneralisation as a cognitive distortion

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These contents are knowledge and training offerings from sport psychology. They do not replace psychotherapy, medical treatment, or professional sport psychological support.

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