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For instance: I am a bad .... (person, boss, mother, friend, ...) and therefore I do not deserve .... (a good life, money, flat belly, child, job, health, respect, ....).
The correct psychological term for such thinking is "cognitive distortion". But that is just the definition. Or diagnosis if you like.
The point is, I remind myself, that such thoughts are not authentic. I am not the author. Just the thinker. Thinking very blue thoughts.