ABCDE -A means to conquer worrying!

No, I am not reciting a portion of the alphabet but sharing a CBT helpful exercise from a famous 20th century psychologist. Today’s podcast is about the anxious, racing mind. And, about our tendency as humans to fret, obsess and worry. 

While I talked about worry in the last podcast, I did not share much about how to specifically deal with an obsessive thought loop. So today we talk about what to do to make the worry evaporate. ABCDE is an oldie but goodie exercise from Albert Ellis. He came up with this exercise to help his clients learn how to use their minds to refute worries, and to help their bodies feel better quickly. This exercise is a means to keep the mind working for us rather than wasting energy in useless, fretting worries.

Give this a try with your own stressful situations and worries. Let us know how you do!