The first step to reducing your worrying is to understand this behavior better by identifying the kinds of things you worry about, what triggers them, and how much anxiety they cause you. This worksheet asks you to keep a record of you worries for a one-week period and determine if there are any patterns to your worries and your anxiety. (GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, 1218)
This worksheet directs children to be flexible in their thinking and to come up with a new plan if an old one doesn’t work. A great conversation starter for introducing the concept of flexible thinking. (ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, resilience, 1118)
This worksheet is designed to help people with anxiety disorders determine if they also need to seek treatment for depression. It explains the major symptoms of depression and links to an online screening for depression. It also asks people to keep track of how often they do activities that bring meaning to their lives and to assess the level of difficulty of this task as a possible indicator of depression. (GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, 1118)
This worksheet is designed to help people determine whether their anxiety is affecting their physical health. The worksheet asks people to identify their physical health problems, note the frequency that these problems occur, and rate how these problems are affected by their worrying and anxiety. People are also asked to think about how changes in their health habits might improve their overall well-being. (GAD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, worry, 1119)
This worksheet is designed to help children see that there are many adults around to help them in times of need. It asks children to think about the people around them (teachers, counselors, etc.) who can give them support and to identify specific times they might seek adult guidance. (resilience, 1118)