Why is self-monitoring helpful?
Self-monitoring is the opposite of avoidance. The act of slowing yourself down, identifying, and labeling the thought as a thought shifts you from content to process and you are on your way toward mindful observation.
The adaptive nature of anxiety
Our minds are so intelligent at this point that the possibilities we can imagine for what will happen in the future, for good or for bad, are endless. And life is filled with endless uncertainty. If we imagine it, we can fear it.
Understanding your relationship with your mind
With a healthy mind, you can choose what you attend to and what you ignore. You can perceive all kinds of information from your environment and then make conscious decisions about how you want to respond.
The spectrum of responses to anxiety
The most helpful attitude toward anxiety is one where it is interpreted as normal, healthy, and an indication that you are engaging in something challenging and uncertain.
A description of the anxiety state
An anxiety state is an emotion that triggers flight-or-flight sensations, catastrophic thoughts, and the urge to problem solve or avoid.
The biological basis of anxiety sensitivity
Anxiety sensitivity is the fear of arousal-related sensations, arising from beliefs that the sensations will have adverse consequences such as death, insanity, or social rejection…
Worry as a process
Your process for any task is your series of steps to achieve your end. Your process for brushing your teeth or cleaning your kitchen may seem to you like “that’s just how you do it…”
Clinical perfectionism is a problematic strategy
Clinical perfectionism is a problem of strategy, not outcome. Perfectionists have high standards and expectations for themselves and others