Why is the Cognitive Triangle Important?

After learning about the Cognitive Triangle, you might be asking yourself why it's helpful to be able to identify this connection in response to an event, such as the pandemic. Well, if you have found that the pandemic has been causing you to have negative thoughts, feelings, or behaviors, it is important to know that attacking and changing any one of these can lead you toward a visible change, hopefully toward a positive reaction. Analyzing and thinking about our thought, emotion, and behavior patterns in this way can help lead us to kinks in the cycle. 

Next, let's look at some common "thinking traps" that might lead us to a negative outcome in this cycle.