As mentioned in the last weeks’ posts, there are several views of the cause of anxiety which have different implications for how to treat anxiety. In Cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, the common view is that anxiety is triggered by anxiety inducing thoughts concerning various fears. Psychodynamic therapy views anxiety as symptoms of stress and strong…
As mentioned in the last weeks’ posts, there are several views of the cause of anxiety which have different implications for how to treat anxiety. In Cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, the common view is that anxiety is triggered by anxiety inducing thoughts concerning various fears. Psychodynamic therapy views anxiety as symptoms of stress…
As mentioned in the last weeks’ posts, there are several views of the cause of anxiety which have different implications for how to treat anxiety. In Cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT, the common view is that anxiety is triggered by anxiety inducing thoughts concerning various fears. There is another school of thought that views…
Last week’s post was about different possible causes for anxiety. In Cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT the common view is that anxiety is triggered by anxiety inducing thoughts about the fear of experiencing different kinds of real or perceived dangers. There is another school of thought that views anxiety as symptoms of stress and strong mixed…
Last weeks’ posts have been about anxiety provoking thoughts and how these can be handled to reduce experienced suffering through different techniques. These techniques are used in cognitive behavioural therapy, CBT. In this view anxiety is triggered by the fear of experiencing different kinds of perceived dangers at the moment or in the near future…
Cognitive distortions, also called thought traps, are anxiety inducing thought patterns. They are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact not reasonable, realistic or relevant to the situation. Noticing when we are using thought traps and countering them is an important part of CBT-exercises, which also can reduce symptoms of anxiety. Here…
There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact not reasonable, realistic or relevant to the situation. Noticing when we are using thought traps and countering them is an important part of traditional CBT-exercises that also can reduce symptoms…
Here continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from stress. This post continues with how to handle stressful thoughts, such as anxiety and rumination, as it is crucial to learn to steer one’s thoughts in order to reduce the stress level and create conditions for recovery. You can…
There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact not reasonable, realistic or relevant to the situation. Noticing when we are using thought traps and countering them is an important part of traditional CBT-exercises that also can reduce symptoms…
Here continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from more serious stress and exhaustion symptoms. This post continues with how to handle stressful thoughts, such as anxiety and rumination, as it is crucial to learn to steer one’s thoughts in order to reduce the stress level and create…