Homework to work on anxiety-
Make a list of 25-50 people from your past/present. If you had more courage to speak your mind, both good and bad, what would you say? Taking ownership of the unspoken is an excellent tool for growth.
Decide on three heroes/heroines as role models. What qualities would you borrow from them? What are small steps of action could you take to embrace those qualities and make them yours? For example: the generosity of your fifth grade teacher appeals to you, so act on it by making an anonymous gift.
Write down your triggers for stress. Then write down in one column what is stressful in your life now and in the next column what changes you could institute to reduce stress.
For example:
Triggers
1. Changes at workare very stressful
2. Rushing to get places
Changes to Initiate
1. Speak up with your opinion andbe more feisty
2. Consciously allow more timeinstead of stuffing in more errands
Here are some other smaller suggestions to make your world bigger:
- Make two phone calls a day to engage with the world
- Try not wearing a watch and having to ask someone else for the time, a small stepping out.
- Watch the movie Plenty with Meryl Streep five times in a row to bore yourself completely with the waste of obsessiveness.
- Watch the movie Glory - a great story of courage
- Watch the movie Born On The Fourth Of July - watch for Tom Cruise telling the truth and how this moment is pivotal in turning his life around.
- Learn what triggers your anxiety. Be aware that anxiety is a trigger for depression.
- Embracing Uncertainty by Susan Jeffers Ph.D
- Fear & Other Uninvited Guests by Harriet Lerner Ph.D.
- Overcoming Anxiety for Dummies by Laura L. Smith, & Charles H. Elliott
- Hope and Help For Your Nerves by Claire Weeks Ph.D.
- Overcoming Perfectionism by Ann Smith.
- Worry by Edward Hallowell, MD.
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