with 5s or even 4s STRATEGY MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT SUN What Are You Why Are You Avoiding Identify Targets Rein in Do What You Fear Meeting New People Building Uncertainty Tolerance Values Committed Action Imagine a Scenario Stop Missing Watching Your Thoughts In Vivo Exposure How Did It Inviting Difficult Emotions Take Your Anxiety Along for the Ride Rate Your Anxiety 1 to 10 Scale 7 3 5 2 3 6 7 Goal Setting When the rubber meets the road and you have to actually start implementing your plan will creep in is the enemy of inspiration and change all too tempting to turn to too hard will take forever is going to be awful Allow that to happen and the mental energy required to improve will be tapped out You want to be released from your struggle with anxiety which is why reading this page now However for many the idea of change brings on competing feelings Yes there is hope for something better but also fear that you get there When doubt looms remind yourself that anxiety is highly responsive to treatment People who practice these techniques on a regular basis usually improve The need