CBT · Worry

Worry Tree

Sort a worry: deal with it, or set it down until later.

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The worry

What's looping?

Branch one

Is it about something real, happening now or soon?

Branch two

Can I do anything about it?

Plan it

Make a plan

What will you do?

When?

How? The very first step:

Planned

Park it

You can't solve this one right now. Park it.

Your worry time. 15 minutes, set aside on purpose:

or

Parked

When it shows up before then, and it will, don't argue with it. Just tell it: later. Then bring your attention back to what's in front of you.

Back to now

5 · 4 · 3 · 2 · 1

Name each one to yourself, then tap.

Worry time

It's worry time. 15 minutes, then stop.

Look at each one. A lot of worries shrink while they wait.