Challenging Anxious Thoughts Worksheet

Trigger (what triggers your anxious thought)	Anxious thought	Is there any basis/proof for your anxious thoughts?	How can you solve the problem that causes that thought?	Changed/new thought

References

Beck, A. T. (1979). Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders. New York: International Universities Press.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Hyperion.
Hofmann, S.G., Asmundson, G.J.G., & Beck, A.T. (2013). The science of cognitive therapy. Behavior Therapy, 44(2), 199-212.

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