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You got great advice already! I agree that thought challenging is your best tool. The ten questions you were given really help! Let us know if it helps!
It can sometimes be difficult to change your mindset or your way of thinking. However, challenging your negative thoughts can often help.
Below are ten questions you may find helpful in challenging your anxious thoughts:
The following ten questions will help you to challenge any anxious thoughts. When you have an anxious thought, answer some of these 10 questions:
1. Is it "true"?
2. How do I know it’s true?
3. Is it 100% true? (remember something that is 75% or 99% true is
not 100% true)
4. What's the evidence for it being true?
5. What’s the evidence against it being true?
6. Has it ever happened before?
7. What's different now?
8. If it were true, how bad would it really be?
9. What's the worst thing that could happen?
10. If the worst thing happened, how bad would it really be?
Members, please feel free to add any tips or strategies you find helpful when trying to challenge your anxious thoughts.
Sarah, Health Educator
I totally know that feeling of "Am I going to be able to make it through the day?" But what I find helps is to remember that, contrary to the way you worded it, it's not actually a situation that causes anxiety, it's your (perhaps subconscious) reaction to a situation. My therapist is always reminding me of this. Millions of people the world over face work days, health problems, and all the other things that frighten us, without anxiety all the time. This proves it is not the situation that causes the anxiety, but our specific reactions to it. I really find that it helps to think that way, and try to challenge my thoughts before they begin telling me untrue things!
ok everyone. im about 95% clear of attacks. there is just one thing i cant shake! i get the nervous, anxious,naucius feeling as soon as i get up for work in the morning. i like work (or liked it before this started happening this week) but for some unknown reason im panicky all day until i can leave. my questions is what can i do to change my mindset? i know that this is the situation that causes the anxiety but i dont know how to get over it. i get that feeling of "oh no, am i going to be able to make it through the day?" that was identified in section 1. any suggestions?
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