Catastrophizing 

A psychotherapeutic term for a cognitive distortion where anxiety or depression leads you to infer apocalyptic conclusions from mundane setbacks and anxieties.

Catastrophizing usually comes in a litany of steps that start from a mundane setback all the way to absolute existential hoplessness. For instance:

1. Oh no, I'm going to be late for work.
2. My boss is going to be angry.
3. I'm going to lose my job.
4. I'm not going to be able to get another one.
5. I'm going to be unemployed forever.
6. My family will starve.
7. Oh God, we're all going to die!!!

Each step in the sequence is arguably plausible, but the snowball effect takes it into the realms of absurdity after a while.

Catastrophizing by The Logical Fallacy August 19, 2018

catastrophize

to hyper-imagine negative outcomes to a situation that have no basis in reality. to blow setbacks or problems out of proportion such that you sprial into an emotional catastrophe.

Joe sat, stuck in traffic, and he began to catastrophize missing delivering the perfect sales pitch, losing the commission that he planned to spend on his new outfit that he would wear to the club to meet the perfect girl. He fell into despair as he realized how pointless his life was because of the traffic.

catastrophize by ballistickitten August 17, 2008

Snowball catastrophizing 

Taking an ordinary mundane situation and predicting a series of disasters, each one compounding the next, leading to one horrific catastrophe.

She thinks she's going to be homeless cuz she got one bad grade. She's always snowball catastrophizing.

Snowball catastrophizing by Sh'Quoiya December 2, 2016

Catastrophize

To Catastrophize is to make a situation seem worse than what it actually is.

After you buddy spends 15 minutes complaining about how "crappy" his day was you can turn and tell him to stop Catastrophizing and get on with it.

A friend who is melodramatic would catastrophize a lot.

Catastrophize by Echo Bravo April 14, 2008

catastrophise 

To describe an event in a horrific, gruesome, and tragic way.

I tend to catastrophise when explain my thoughts of the war on terrorism.

catastrophise by Steve May 13, 2005

Catastrophaded 

When a person is extremely high or intoxicated and is having such a fun time being out of control .they look around and see what a mess they have made because of it.

"Woohwee!!"..look at this place what a mess !!Looks like whoever made it must be catastrophaded damn all fucked up !!

Catastrophaded by Missme smile December 15, 2018

Catastrophize

A malapropism spoken frequently by a stupid bitch who infamously shit out octuplets on the government dole (AKA "Octomom", "Nadya Suleman").

While describing the circumstances surrounding her firing the nannies for whose services she was not paying:

"Honestly, all of that is a joke; all of that is beyond catastrophized."

While describing a 911 phone call where she repeatedly proclaimed that she was going to kill herself:

"It's completely catastrophized. I was running around the backyard of my house and in the house looking for him..."

Catastrophize by SiXiXiX March 27, 2009