Anxiety & Mood

Using Re-attribution For Challenging Anxiety Provoking Thoughts

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…

Anxiety & Mood | Stress

More About How To Handle Stresssful Thoughts Using Exposure-Exercises

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…

Anxiety & Mood

About Using Cost-Benefit Analysis For Challenging Anxiety Provoking Thoughts

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…

Anxiety & Mood | Stress

Contd.: How To Make An Exposure Exercise To Practice Handling Stressful Thoughts

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…

Anxiety & Mood | Communication | Relationships

About Asking Others As A Way To Handle Problematic & Anxiety Provoking Thoughts

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…

Anxiety & Mood

The 2 First Steps Of 4 In An ACT Exercise To Handle Unexpected Crises

The aim of ACT exercises is to:   – Stop avoiding, denying and struggling with inner emotions and uncomfortable thoughts, but instead expect them to return and accept them as appropriate responses to certain, often unavoidable, situations.   – Make necessary changes and keep moving towards what is important and enriching in our lives regardless…

Anxiety & Mood | Stress

How To Use Exposure To Handle Stressful & Worrying Situations & Thoughts

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…

Anxiety & Mood | Self image

How To Use Carefully Choosen Words To Challenge Destructive & Anxiety Provoking Thoughts

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…

Anxiety & Mood

Using Nuanced Thinking to Challenge Destructive & Anxiety Provoking Thoughts

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-treatment that also often reduce symptoms…

Anxiety & Mood | Burn out | Stress

7 steps – What To Do During the Worry-Hour To Handle Stress, Anxiety & Rumination

Here continues a summary of my posts on how to recover as quickly as possible from more serious stress and exhaustion symptoms. As mentioned earlier, in my daily work with people who have sought help for stress and exhaustion problems, I have been able to distinguish 3 building blocks of stress management: 1. Adjust your…