Table of Contents
Dear Reader v
To Parents, Professionals, and All Helping Adults vii
Activity 1 About Anxiety 1
Activity 2 Your Fight-Flight-Freeze Response 5
Activity 3 How You Experience Anxiety 9
Activity 4 Your Anxiety Patterns 13
Activity 5 Prevention and Intervention 18
Activity 6 Peace Is Already Within You 22
Activity 7 The Power of Attitude 25
Activity 8 Worrying Is Worthless 29
Activity 9 All-or-Nothing Thinking 32
Activity 10 Overgeneralizing 36
Activity 11 "Should" Statements 39
Activity 12 Thought Stopping 42
Activity 13 What's the Worst That Could Happen? 49
Activity 14 Cost-Benefit Analysis 54
Activity 15 Perfectionism 58
Activity 16 Pressure to Succeed 62
Activity 17 Letting Go of Control 68
Activity 18 Positive Affirmations 71
Activity 19 Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom 76
Activity 20 Seeing the Bigger Picture 80
Activity 21 Talking; It Out 85
Activity 22 Writing It Out 89
Activity 23 Eating and Anxiety 93
Activity 24 More Exercise, Less Anxiety 98
Activity 25 Progressive Relaxation 103
Activity 26 Centering Yourself 107
Activity 27 Mindfulness 110
Activity 28 Grounding Techniques 114
Activity 29 Self-Soothing 119
Activity 30 Using Your Breath 123
Activity 31 Visualization 128
Activity 32 Meditation 133
Activity 33 A Higher Power 137
Activity 34 Problem Solving 142
Activity 35 It's a Cinch By the Inch 148
Activity 36 Take a Tech Break 152
Activity 37 Staying Organized 159
Activity 38 Balancing and Managing Time 165
Activity 39 Separating Yourself From Other People's Problems 171
Activity 40 Unexpressed Anger 177
Activity 41 Managing Panic 181
Activity 42 Managing Fears and Phobias 186
Activity 43 Test Anxiety 192
Activity 44 Managing Stressful Public Events 200
Activity 45 Help Yourself By Helping Others 207
Activity 46 Future Challenges 212