FEAR PLAN
The F in FEAR is for
Feelings
Your body tells you how you are feeling through these
body cues
The R in RAID is for
Relaxation
We use bravery ladders to help us
face our fears
What does ANTs stand for?
automatic negative thoughts
The E in FEAR is for
Expectations
How might you feel anxiety in your body?
Accept any physical symptom of anxiety
The A in RAID is for
Acceptance - a thought is just a thought
It is important to start your bravery ladder with
a mildly stressful situation
What is one trick our ANTs play on us
exaggerating, focusing on the negative, ignoring the positive
The A in FEAR is for
attitudes and actions
When we are scared our brain does this
goes into fight-flight-freeze mode
The I in RAID is for
Identify the ant (and talk back to it)
This is important to encourage us to continue to climb our bravery ladders
Rewards
What does it mean to put PANTs on your ANTs
Challenging your ANTs with positive or neutral thoughts
The R in FEAR is for
Results and Rewards
We want to do this we are afraid of something
Avoid/get away
The D in RAID is for
Distraction
Doing this helps us face our fears
practice (putting ourselves in anxiety-provoking situations on purpose with a plan to manage our feelings)
Avoidance of feared situations does what to our ANTs?
feeds them, helps them grow, get bigger, stronger
Attitudes and actions can do this to anxiety
make things better or worse
Our feelings are influenced by this
our thoughts
What is your favourite RAID skill
how many steps does a bravery ladder need to work
accept any answer 2 or greater
What are some words that suggest your ANTs might be at work?
I can't or thinking in extremes like always/never, everybody/nobody