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To face and manage your fears instead of avoiding them. You Should Know . You might feel that paralyzing fear consumes and shapes your life, like a vicious circle or trap from which you can’t escape. It’s often the most difficult aspect of anxiety to overcome. You fear your own mind, which is filled with both unwelcome and disturbing thoughts.
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situation, and what you learned. Make copies and fill one out each time you face a fear. Once you are able to enter a specific situation on several separate occasions without experiencing much anxiety you can move on to the next thing on the list. KEY: Don’t Rush! It can be very scary facing the things you fear. Be patient and take your time.
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Step 6: Sit in the dentist‟s chair for ten minutes, with your partner beside you Step 7: Sit in the dentist‟s chair alone for ten minutes Step 8: Make an appointment for the dentist to just look in your mouth, and not do any work Step 9: Make an appointment to have your teeth cleaned only, with your partner staying in the room with you
addition, you will not have the experience of coping with your anxiety and learning that you can do things to control it. If after a few minutes your anxiety is still high, you can give yourself permission to distance yourself from the situation a bit. For example, if you fear taking the metro and your anxiety reaches 70% while waiting on
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of avoidance prevents the fear from being reduced in the longer-term. A technique called Exposure and Habituation will help you overcome your fear when faced with the source of your phobia. This approach will support gradual exposure to the source of fear in a manner that’s acceptable to you and help you identify what happens to your level of ...
Use your imagination.You can t face some feared situations repeatedly. For example, you probably can t take a flight somewhere every day! But you can use your imagination to help you face it. This is calledimaginal exposure. All you have to do is close your eyes and imagine that you are in thatsituation. Use all your senses what do you see, feel,
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To identify what you fear and increase your ability to feel safe, calm, and confident. What to Know . Everyone is afraid of something. But not everyone realizes that there are things they can do to face their fears and not let fears control their behavior. This worksheet will help you think about and share what you fear with someone you trust.
