Cognitive Fusion: When a Thought Acts Like a Verdict

A single hard moment can turn into a conclusion about the future or our abilities. The thought that arrives sounds certain, and it gets treated as a fact before it is checked. That process is called cognitive fusion. The usual instinct is to accept it as true, argue with it, or try to suppress it. Defusion leaves the thought in place and changes how much weight it carries, sometimes with methods that look almost silly on purpose.