The most prominent cause of anxiety is our way of thinking. The exercise below will help you recognize dysfunctional thinking patterns that lead you to feel overly anxious.
On a piece of paper create a 4-column thought record.
Feel in the columns every time you feel anxious for about 2 weeks and try to recognize and dysfunctional thought patterns that may need restructuring.
Situation - what happened?
Thoughts - why did I think about the situation?
Emotions - how did I feel after thinking about the situation?
Behaviors - why did I do about it?
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