In the workplace
e.g staying up until 2am to work on a general presentation for work the next day. Constantly changing the colour scheme and fonts to make it look ‘right’, catastrophising that your colleagues will judge you and conclude you are inadequate, which therefore means that they don’t value you, which means you will lose your job, which means you will lose your house, which means your relationship will end, which means you be homeless and alone…
In your free time
e.g plucking up the courage to attend your local gym, but every time you use a piece of equipment you think everyone is looking, therefore they think you look unfit and overweight, which means they must be laughing at you, which means they must be secretly taking videos to post on social media, therefore you stand at the back, try not to sweat and spend the whole time in a state of nervous trepidation and fear of judgement…at the cost of £55 per month!
In your relationships
e.g struggling to voice your opinions in fear of upsetting a friend or family member. Worrying about the consequences of what they may say or do and what they will think of you. This leads to repressed emotions, repressed thoughts, you go along with situations which causes resentment and anger which manifests in arguments and negative behaviours. ‘If I tell them not to come for Christmas dinner, they will hate me, my husband will be angry , it will upset the children, they won’t talk to me again…’
In your lifestyle
e.g Fear of flying, meeting new people, spiders, obsessive compulsions, overthinking, catastrophising, mind reading, black and white thoughts, performance worries, public speaking, dealing with confrontation, social situations and events…
The list is exhaustive. In essence Anxiety means:
‘Something bad is going to happen and I won’t be able to cope’
How can Mind Therapies help?
It’s simple really. Your THOUGHTS can affect your EMOTIONS and then your BEHAVIOURS/ACTIONS. Mind Therapies teaches you how to recognise these unhelpful thought patterns and use targeted techniques to challenge or even reinforce them. As well as techniques, you will also learn the science and research behind your conditions, where they come from and why in order to fully understand how to treat or cope with Anxiety and Anxiety related conditions.
THOUGHTS
EMOTIONS
BEHAVIOUR / ACTIONS