Mercy, Reaper, and McCree Helping Reader With All/Nothing Cognitive Distortions

Mercy


She's a doctor, so she most likely already knows how the distortion goes


That being said, she makes sure to talk to you about it and keeps your specific quirks in mind, as she knows every person's experience can differ


She would have you sit down and talk about casual things while being completely attentive and writing down helpful information that came up


She works on several methods with you in hopes of helping lessen such drastic thoughts


She helps you analyze any problems/predicaments you have, from the smallest inconvenience to a huge and important issue, through "thinking in shades of gray," meaning observing your problems on a scale of 0-100 instead of simply either-or


When your distortions cause anxiety that gets overwhelming, she helps you calm down by taking you to a quiet, private place and sitting with you


Maybe rubs your back or wraps you in a blanket or brings you warm tea with relaxing components to sip on


When you get too hard on yourself, she works to comfort you and tell you everything will be okay, that you're doing great and that you can take your time


She really does go above and beyond to help you and comfort you




Reaper


He doesn't have the distortion himself but he certainly does understand that method of thinking, just maybe not to such a drastic level


What he doesn't understand, he finds out through research and from you


Tries really hard to help you work out your problems and such, even though it might take him a few tries to figure out what helps and what doesn't


Helps you figure out your problems and tries to work them in the way of shades of gray rather than the all or nothing method


He understands that things can become too overwhelming or uncomfortable sometimes, so he works to make sure whatever environment you're in, whether at home or when he takes you on a date or even when just out and about, that you're comfortable and have a way of coping and working things out


If you're comfortable with it, he'll wrap you in a cloak of smoke when things become too much to help calm you down


It's like a giant Reaper hug tbh


All cozy and safe and stuff


It might become a security blanket in a way


No rough decisions or rampant thoughts in the giant Reaper hug




McCree


Well you tell him about it, he immediately learns all he can about it


From you, from books and the internet, from people of the medical field that he knows


He wants to make sure he can help if needed and to make sure he doesn't slip up or make you uncomfortable


He knows so much stuff after cramming


When things get to be too much in social settings, he wraps you in his serape and/or gives you his cowboy hat to wear as a way of shielding yourself


Will take you to a calmer, quieter setting as quick as he can


At home, he'll help you piece out advantages and disadvantages to your thoughts, feelings, etc. as way to help you ascertain yourself with such things


Tries to help you figure out how to go about problems a better and more developed way rather than either/or, and works to stop talking in an either/or fashion himself in hopes that maybe helping a bit


If there's things he can't help you with, he may suggest something such as therapy to help you work things out where he can't really do anything


He's trying his goshdarned best

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