When anxiety is frequent, we can repeat the steps this map led us through for multiple situations to find patterns in our fears and their triggers.
The following worksheets are intended to quickly guide us through the process. We fill out one row each time we experience an anxiety-inducing situation:
Worksheet 1
We may fill out as many rows as necessary until we feel confident in identifying the beginnings of our anxious feelings.
Worksheet 2
We may fill out as many rows as necessary until we feel confident that we can take steps to reduce our anxious feelings.
Worksheet 3
We may fill out as many rows as necessary until we feel confident that we can quickly identify and subvert our anxious feelings.
These worksheets are repurposed from the ones given in this research paper. The paper offers this example, as might be filled out by someone experiencing somatic symptoms and health anxiety:
