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…
The 2d step in challenging anxiety provoking thought traps (1 minute read) This post “The 2d step in challenging anxiety provoking thought traps” continues with how to manage anxiety by understanding more about thought traps. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem…
The 2d step in challenging anxiety provoking thought traps (1 minute read) This post “The 2d step in challenging anxiety provoking thought traps” is about how you can manage anxiety by understanding more about thought traps. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that…
How to challenge anxiety provoking thought traps (1 minute read) This post “How to challenge anxiety provoking thought traps” is about how you can manage anxiety by understanding thought traps. 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…
More about how to make the worry hour work when having stressful thoughts (1 minute read) In “More about how to make the worry hour work when having stressful thoughts” 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…
More about thought distortions that trap thoughts and create suffering (1 minute read) This post “More about thought distortions that trap thoughts and create suffering” continues with how you can manage anxiety by understanding thought traps. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that…
How to address thought traps with 4 steps based on cognitive therapy (1 minute read) This post “How to address thought traps with 4 steps in cognitive therapy” can be usedd to reduce anxiety. There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true…
Last week’s post introduced the anxiety inducing pattern cognitive distortions, also called 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 can reduce…
Remember from the last posts, mindfulness is the ability to be fully present in the current moment and activity, being aware of where we are and what we are doing, but not overly responsive or overwhelmed by what is going on around us. This post continues about being mindful with regard to thoughts, which…
What are the learnings according to research that actually makes anxiety decrease for what is feared? It is thought that during exposure people learn new associations with regard to what they fear. This new learning can overrule old learning such as a spontaneous fearful reactions. Hence, it is important to maximise the ways that new…