Reassess your perspectives on old habits
from Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Min by Judson Brewer
How to Apply This
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Think about the anxiety habit loop you want to break
Write down what triggers the anxious behavior, what the anxious behavior is, and its result. -
Bring awareness when you act out the behavior
Consciously think how the behavior feels right there and then. Write it down. -
Analyze your current written reward value
Write down how it makes you feel and describe in detail the negative aspects of your habit that you didn’t notice before. -
Focus on the new, updated value
Every time you find yourself in that anxiety habit loop, repeat this exercise until you get rid of the habit.
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