Learn how to check the facts to determine if your anxiety fits the facts or does not.
Watch the third part of the dealing with anxiety series. Learn how to problem solve the situation if the anxiety is justified or act opposite to fear if the anxiety is unjustified or unhelpful.
View the "Dealing with Anxiety Handout" and the "Anxiety Quick Guide Chart" for more guidance.
Learn how to quiet obsessional thinking. View the "Quieting Obsessional Thinking Handout" for more guidance.
1. Observe that you are may be having obsessional thinking
2. Label the obsessional thinking as “obsessional thinking.” Say to yourself, “I am having obsessional thoughts.”
3. Observe t...
Learn the DBT Skills of Building Mastery and Coping Ahead. Build competence by doing things to increase mastery. Learn to cope ahead for difficult situations to be able to be prepared to act effectively.