Automatic thoughts refer to unreasonable and unquestioned ideas that rule a person's life and lead to depression and anxiety.
Other definition:
Automatic thoughts refer to ideas so deeply entrenched that the person is not even aware that they lead to feelings of unhappiness and discouragement.
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