them To find your core beliefs record your anxious thoughts and then ask yourself that thought were true what would it mean about me as a use anxious thoughts as an worried not going to complete my report for work on time I my every move I literally stop obsessing about work even for a few moments Here is the downward arrow What does it mean about you as a person if you complete the That letting my team down What does it mean about you if you let your team colleagues respect me What does it mean about you if your colleagues respect I failed This reflects a helplessness core belief Deep down Ava believes she is inadequate as a person Likely she is underestimating her competence on this Get your notebook and try the following exercise to get at your core beliefs Identify a stream that brings about anxiety for you 1 Record the thoughts you have about or when in the stream revisit what you logged for the Your strategy 2 For each thought listed ask yourself this thought were true what does it mean about me as a 3 Each time you understand what that thought