When this patient starts to evaluate experience in this manner, the type of thing that they are demonstrating is called Catastrophizing.
What is  Catastrophizing?
People that are known to have borderline personality disorder are known to use this mechanism when they try to assess stressful situations.
In their cognitive mode, they may start to evaluate their experiences and other situations.
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