# Reality Isn’t Always What You Think! How Cognitive Distortions Harm Us

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> **[Reality Isn't Always What You Think! How Cognitive Distortions Harm Us](https://psychcentral.com/lib/reality-isnt-always-what-you-think-how-cognitive-distortions-harm-us/)**
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> We all see reality through a personal lens shaped by our beliefs, culture, religion, and experiences. The 1950 movie Rashomon was a brilliant example of this, where three witnesses to a crime recount

  
We all see reality through a personal lens shaped by our beliefs, culture, religion, and experiences. The 1950 movie Rashomon was a brilliant example of this, where three witnesses to… ![](https://imgt.psychcentral.com/piwik.php?idsite=104&rec=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Freality-isnt-always-what-you-think-how-cognitive-distortions-harm-us%2F&action_name=Reality+Isn%E2%80%99t+Always+What+You+Think%21+How+Cognitive+Distortions+Harm+Us&urlref=https%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Flib%2Ffeed%2F)