Elizabeth McMahon Ph.D.

Explore and evaluate worries using a writing technique that leaves you calmer. Key points Listen to your worries; do not shut them out. Admit whatever is true. At the same time, do not automatically believe a worry. See if the worry stands up to questioning. In a two-column table with rows, write worries in the left column and evaluate them in the right column. Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply tell your brain not to worry? Unfortunately, that doesn’t work. So, let’s quickly review...

Learn a powerful way to explore, question, and change worries and fears. Challenging distorted thinking is hard when dealing with the...