Cognitive distortion of thinking, when a person believes that he can control some events, is called the illusion of control. For example. A gambler makes bet after bet, realizing that first he must lose, and then only win. It seems to him that he controls his emotions, but with each loss the excitement takes over more and more, and he continues until there is not a ruble left in his pocket. What is the illusion of control. An attempt to control a random event is clearly manifested in superstitions and gambling. In general, most modern people are confident that they can control certain processes until they are faced with the human factor, force majeure, man-made disasters, natural disasters that are impossible to cope with. The illusion of control accompanies any schemes of business management and management, but they are relevant as long as some people try to manage, while others agree to obey the imposed rules (most often for the sake of salary and career). Many people believe that they can independently control the course of treatment of a serious illness, without entrusting this work to competent specialists, medicines and traditional methods. And this mistake ultimately leads to fatal consequences. Positive and negative sides. The illusion of control is a risk that a person takes consciously, but does not have a certain successful experience. And often this leads to mistakes and losses. Nevertheless, faith in victory and success, combined with risk, forces humanity to systematically develop and find new, innovative solutions to problems, sometimes completely by accident. After all, if scientists had not once decided to conduct an experiment, they would not have received a result, even a negative one. But who said that modern inventions were successful the first time? Many advanced discoveries and innovations are the result of numerous trials and errors, a long search for specific solutions and effective methods. No one knows how many disappointments the researcher had to endure before getting a worthy result, and how many scientists, engineers, innovators have failed without achieving success in their endeavors and experiments. Thus, looking at the illusion of control from a global point of view, we can conclude that it is the greatest blessing of humanity that has led it to progress. However, on the other hand, an attempt to control random processes leads people into a dead end and carries a great risk of losing everything, and in a very stupid, thoughtless way. For example, a gambling person loses his last money, believing that the dice in his hands will show more than in in the hands of the presenter. Thus, a businessman, confident in his success, tries to control his illness, but ignorance of the specifics of treatment and the development of pathology leads him to death. So, finally, an unshakable faith in God's mercy influences a pregnant woman's decision to risk her health and not consult doctors even in critical situations. People with the illusion of control often take risks, relying on their own strength, success, faith, trying to streamline and subordinate that , which is impossible to organize and subordinate. Good luck in realizing yourself!