CBT · Cognitive
Catastrophizing Ladder
Then what? Then what? Until the story ends
Catastrophizing runs the mind rung by rung down to worst-case. Slowing down each rung — and asking "then what?" until the story ends — often exposes the coping capacity underneath.
Rung (then what?)
Probability 0–100%
If it did happen — how would I cope?
What the ladder shows me