In these terrible Corona times I will now pause my posts on general topics and focus on ideas on how we can get through these tough times together. The 1st step in handling a crisis is to practice techniques to calm yourself. The most important tool for this is to take control of your breathing: Focus on breathing…
This post “How to challenge anxiety by making an exposure hierarchy” continues with what to do with anxiety provoking, unproductive thoughts. Unproductive topics are those that you have very little control over or which are very unlikely. You can choose among several strategies. This post continues with Strategy 4 which is about behavioural experiments to…
This post “The 4th strategy for handling anxiety provoking thoughts” continues with what to do with anxiety provoking, unproductive thoughts. Unproductive topics are those that you have very little control over or which are very unlikely. You can choose among several strategies. Strategy 4 is about behavioural experiments to test your feared assumptions. These experiments…
A 3d strategy for calming anxiety provoking thoughts (1 minute read) This post “A 3d strategy for calming anxiety provoking thoughts” continues with what to do with anxiety provoking, unproductive thoughts. Unproductive topics are those that you have very little control over or which are very unlikely. You can choose among several strategies. Strategy 3…