This is a tough one for me. I get some thoughts sometimes that are a little out of touch and really distorted. I try to analyze a lot of what I think and question firstly does this thought seem rational or logically.

An example of this is at work a lot of the engineers eat lunch together. When they go out and I don't get invited my first thought is everyone hates me and I should just quit. When I logically think about that it isn't valid. Being asked out to lunch isn't a poll of who likes who. Quoting my job isn't valid either because even if they don't like me or do, I need the money and work isnt about being liked, it is about doing your job and getting paid mostly.

If the thought seems rational I then think about if the emotions are more intense than what they should be. Sometimes I get full of despair and self hatred and it isn't proportional to the trigger. Such as failing something at school or work. Making a mistake or critisism I find shattering and sometimes the emotional response is far beyond what I think it should be. That is how I decide if I should trust myself.