Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #36020
2777 Jefferson, #201, Carlsbad, CA 92008
tel. 760.522.5659
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the treatment of choice, an evidence-based therapy that is effective when treating anxiety and depression. It works. Speak with a professional about utilizing CBT worksheets to improve your functioning and thought-life.
A) Something happens: (stimuli)
I phone my husband and he doesn’t answer.
B) I tell myself something: (cognitions)
He must be having an affair.
C) I feel something: (emotions)
Anger, hurt, sadness, fear, hopelessness.
**Notice, the thoughts come before the feelings – we have control over our thoughts but not our feelings. Feelings are born in thought (not the other way around)**
Common triggers:
flying, driving, large crowds, small spaces, elevators.
Symptoms:
tunnel vision, shortness of breath, heart pounding, sweaty palms, panicky feelings, dizziness.
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