Its exhibiting a cognitive distortion that involves making a judgment based on his emotions. This is the definition of emotional reasoning: concluding that what you feel must be the truth.
Polarized (dichotomous) thinking involves seeing things as either “black or white.”
Demanding expectations is the belief that there are rules or laws that must always be obeyed.
Catastrophizing involves believing that an event will have catastrophic consequences when, in fact, it is more likely that the consequences will be minor.
