5 CBT Exercises For Anxiety

Are you struggling to navigate life with daily anxiety?

You are not alone.

In today’s video, I share some exercises to help change your behavior patterns and quiet your anxiety.

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This video was created by Barbara Heffernan, LCSW for educational purposes only. These videos are not diagnostic and provide no individual consultation. Consumption of these materials is for your own education and any medical, psychological, or professional care decisions should be made between you and your primary care doctor or another provider that you are engaged with. Barbara Heffernan is not available for individual consultation via YouTube, social media, or email, and provides services only in the manner mentioned above.

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☀️☀️CHAPTERS☀️☀️
0:00 Intro
1:04 CBT summary
6:19 Exercise 1
8:26 Exercise 2
10:05 Exercise 3
11:36 Exercise 4
13:04 Meditation
14:35 Exercise 5
15:45 OCD
16:13 Understand this about anxiety

[Sarahr]

Anxiety is the absolute worst. I would rather have a broken leg than be severely anxious. It's exhausting and awful to try to go through daily life with a pit in your stomach, racing thoughts, fears about the future, etc. I'm in therapy currently, but I have had little success with trying to stop the anxiety spirals. My heart goes out to all who feel the same.

[ingrid]

We suffer much more in imagination than in reality. I try to keep that in mind at all times especially when my thoughts begin to spiral.

[latinabeauty]

I just found you Barbara. I deal wit daily anxiety and depression for the past 5 years. To the point I am unable to take care of my family. Listening to you seems to help me so much than on my own. I am so grateful for you and I just wanted to tell you your amazing for doing this. Real live super hero in my heart❤️🙏🏻

[angel.heart]

Been dealing with anxiety for about 12 yrs now. And last night I had a dizzy spell. That’s all it took for me to spiral. I’ve been learning all about CBT but sometimes at the moment when I’m panicking it’s so hard to shift to everything I’ve learned. I understand what’s going on but my mind is in control of me in an awful way. And this health anxiety is taking a toll. I’m exhausted 😩 Thank you for your video🙏🏼

[BobZombie]

My problem is “what if”. It hijacks all my attempts to calm myself. “Yeah, it’s probably not cancer. Cancer is very unlikely. But what if it is?”

[erd]

Health anxiety is horrible. A headache is a tumor, cough is cancer and I'm tired 😫 oh no my heart is failing 💔. It's torture.

[palliaskamen]

I feel for everyone commenting here. I've been dealing with anxiety and panic for many years.
OCD? I was recently fixated on my blood pressure for a month. It's fine but I was taking a reading 25 times a day!
To reduce my anxiety, I've tried stimulating my parasympathetic nerve by massaging pressure points in my ears, and running cold water over my face and head.

[abcdefgtuvwxyz]

My anxiety has gotten worse since the early years of COVID-19 until now

[meeks]

During the lockdowns, I lost trust in doctors. After finding your video's, I've been able to work through things with your help. Just wanted to thank you.

[michelleveloni]

YES! Please do a video on OCD Anxiety. Thank you.

[robbiesmoonmusic]

This was the most comprehensive explanation of CBT and all of its components I’ve ever watched. As an MSW psychotherapist student who also has an anxiety disorder of my own, this was such a God send. Thank you so much

[vyseerx]

Anxiety is universal emotion, but when out of control causing symptoms and impairment, needs management. 1. Meditation ( S K Y breathing ) thwarts all the symptoms of anxiety, and costs nothing. 2. Daily indoor exercise (stationary bike) helps relieve anxiety. 3. Medication SSRI once daily helps sleep well, once you sleep well -anxiety would be a thing of past. 4. Regular interactions with live people / friends / relatives helps decrease anxiety 5. Usage of debit card (instead of credit card) helps decrease anxiety as well as credit seems to be the biggest stress causing agent.

[haileymitchell]

I needed to hear this tonight, thank you so much for your wise words🙏🏼

[BroccoliRocks]

For several years I read every book on CBT I could get my hands on. I was that interested in it. As a self help tool I got some value out of it.
I was disappointed when I went to my first professional CBT session.
I was extremely upset. I was sobbing my car both before and after the session.
The therapist was so cold and distant. Her reply to everything was to fill out xeroxed forms.
It reminded me of being in an emergency room with an injured hand and being forced to fill out a form with that injured hand to get help.
I never went back to that therapist and she never called to make sure I was okay.
This video reminded of why I do not like professional CBT. It just comes off as COLD, which makes my issues worse.
I don't need help thinking and I don't think most people do either.
I think CBT would be more effective if it was more like a normal conversation. A patient could vent, feel heard, feel validated, be encouraged, and when the time was right in the conversation new thoughts/beliefs could be introduced in a natural way.

[sherrifarris]

I have been in therapy through the VA for years and what I love is that this short video helped to incapsulate so much if my counseling. Validation for what I've been shown and doing. And good reminders of what to emphasize moving forward.

[rebranded]

Love the format when you explain things. Very clear and easy to follow. You use great examples
that are easily relatable to the viewer to get your point across. Excellent.

[stacyburrell]

I applaud you for saying that!! The hardest thing to admit is feeling powerless but now I feel validated and liberated ❤. Thank you much!!

[ivebel]

this video made me feel the most calm i’ve felt in a while. thank you so much! i wrote your advice down and i can’t wait to put it in practice!❤

[nikkininedoor]

That was a lot of valuable information and useful techniques. Thank you Barbara!

[gardenialeeman]

Excellent explanation! So logic! Yo made me feel at easy. You are telling me that I have control over this! I never thought it that way! It absolutely makes sense! Thank you very much Barbara! God Bless you!