Talking about Anxiety
Anxiety is our body's...
Alarm system.
Give an example of something you worked on using bravery practice that got easier for you!
Great job being brave!
True or False: Anxiety can sometimes be good.
True! Sometimes, anxiety is helping us escape real danger (remember that lion in the corner of the room!)
Frederick is afraid of spiders and has been avoiding places he might see spiders - like his basement or the playground. What are some ways Frederick could do brave practice for this fear?
Spend increasing amount of time in his basement, go to the playground, write a story about what might happen if he saw a spider, and more!
True or False: What we DO impacts how we think and feel.
True!
One way to "level up" a bravery practice is...
- Time
- Setting
Sara feels nervous about making mistakes, so she decided not to try out for the soccer team, even though she loves soccer. Sara noticed after deciding not to try out for soccer team, she was less nervous about making a mistake playing soccer. What is this an example of?
Avoidance!
What are the steps of designing a bravery practice?
- Name the fear or worry
- Brainstorm ways to practice it
- Rate them, and decide where to start
- Practice!
What are the 3 parts of the CBT triangle?
Thinking
Feeling
Doing
Pick a fear with Liz and your parents, and design a fear ladder for practicing!
- List the fear
- Name ways to practice
- Rate them
- Start with the easiest!