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I am Thinking…
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Car Alarms
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What Is
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Overthinking
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The Anxiety Cycle
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Mental Reps
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Perfectionism to Self-Compassion
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“Just Think Positive”
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Externalize Anxiety
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Perfecting Anxiety
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Thought Defusion
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Acceptance vs White Knuckling it
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Shifting to the Present and the External
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Keeping Anxiety on its Leash
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Intrusive Thoughts
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Safety Behaviors
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Reassurance Seeking
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Out of Control
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Insight and Anxiety
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No Fear
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Externalize Anxiety
Anxiety can feel as though it is who we are. It also tends to dominate and overshadow all the different parts of us. Anxiety is not who we are, however. Instead, think about it as something outside of you that makes it challenging to tap into the core parts of you: your values, interests, passions, social connections, and resilience. It can be helpful to externalize anxiety by creating an analogy. Here are some ideas: An uninvited, obnoxious visitor to the party. A bully. Annoying background music. A scary (or funny and ridiculous) monster. A passing storm. A loud and overreactive backseat driver. Heavy luggage stuffed full of unnecessary things.
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Externalize Anxiety
Anxiety can feel as though it is who we are. It also tends to dominate and overshadow all the different parts of us. Anxiety is not who we are, however. Instead, think about it as something outside of you that makes it challenging to tap into the core parts of you: your values, interests, passions, social connections, and resilience. It can be helpful to externalize anxiety by creating an analogy. Here are some ideas: An uninvited, obnoxious visitor to the party. A bully. Annoying background music. A scary (or funny and ridiculous) monster. A passing storm. A loud and overreactive backseat driver. Heavy luggage stuffed full of unnecessary things.
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I am Thinking…
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Eliminating Thoughts
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Car Alarms
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Helpful Worry vs Unhelpful Worry
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Storytelling
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Approach
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What Is
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YouTube Feed
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Welcoming Anxiety
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Overthinking
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Outcome Focused
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Beliefs About Thoughts
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Worry vs Planning
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Growth & Perfection
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Anticipatory Anxiety & Decisions
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Self-Care
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Core Fears
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Psychological Flexibility
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Intentions
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Beliefs About Worry
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Unhelpful Assumptions
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Selective Attention
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Anxiety vs Suffering
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Thought-Action Fusion
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Imperfect Friend
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Automatic Thoughts
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The Anxiety Cycle
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Process Over Outcome
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Mental Reps
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Productive vs Unproductive Worry
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Perfectionism to Self-Compassion
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“Just Think Positive”
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Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast
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Externalize Anxiety
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Perfecting Anxiety
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Thought Defusion
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Acceptance vs White Knuckling it
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Shifting to the Present and the External
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Keeping Anxiety on its Leash
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Intrusive Thoughts
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Safety Behaviors
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Rumination is Active
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Reassurance Seeking
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Challenging Thoughts Too Much
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Out of Control
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Catastrophizing
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Insight and Anxiety
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Anxiety is Normal
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Short-Term Comfort
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Anxiety Loves to Stay Vague
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No Fear
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