Anxiety
Name 2 places in your body that you physically feel anxiety?
any 2 body parts
What would you rate your anxiety at right now
1/10
What is the difference between anxiety and fear?
Fear is based on a real threat and anxiety is based on an imaginary or assumed threat
What is something I've worried about lately?
Was that worry or fear?
Can anxiety affect you physically?
Yes
The coping skill where you breathe while stretching muscle groups?
Progressive muscle relaxation.
Name a Grounding Exercise for Anxiety
54321
The following emotions: aggravated, annoyed, impatient, uptight, vengeful, fuming, furious, were under the category of this main emotion?
What is anger?
True or False: I need to worry to ensure good things will happen?
What is false?
We are not in control of other people’s thoughts, emotions, or ____________?
Behaviors
What purpose does anxiety serve
Help avoid danger, increase in energy, etc.
In your own words describe mindfulness.
Focused attention, increased awareness, utilizing your senses, aware of what's happening internally
Why is it not healthy to avoid emotions?
What is emotions increase in severity, duration, or frequency if we do not address them?
Tell me one example of when worrying changed my situation.
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What sometimes happens with anxiety. (physical)
Shaking, pacing, worry/thoughts
Name 2 coping skills that help and 2 coping skills that are not helpful for Anxiety.
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What are other Mindful activities other than 54321
Yoga, meditation, deep thinking.
Why is it important to manage emotions in a healthy manner without avoiding the emotion?
Avoiding emotions that cause distress and make the situation worse
When you worry, are you in the past, present or future?
Future
Your Anxiety is at the max and you can't catch your breathe. Take me through what you will do.
Take a deep breathe
Visualize
Grounding
Step away of needed
What are creative ways to manage anxiety
Art, music, dance, sports, drawing, painting, etc.
What are 2 things that can happen if you DONT manage your anxiety?
Physical responses in the body, affects relationships, keeps you from doing things you enjoy, etc.
How can having positive thoughts minimize feelings of Anxiety?
Calms you down and you can think clearly.