3 Tools To Manage Worry - Two Types of Worry

The video discusses coping with worry during uncertain times, focusing on differentiating between helpful and unhelpful worry. It introduces the worried decision tree, a tool to manage worry by categorizing real and hypothetical worries. Techniques like setting aside worry time, practicing mindfulness, and gratitude are suggested to help manage anxiety and focus on the present. The video emphasizes the importance of addressing real problems and letting go of hypothetical worries.

What is the main concern Helen raises about CBT techniques during uncertain times?

• They are too expensive.

• They are too complex to understand.

• They do not address real catastrophes.

• They are not widely available.

What is the difference between helpful and unhelpful worry?

• Helpful worry is always positive, unhelpful worry is always negative.

• Helpful worry is about past events, unhelpful worry is about future events.

• Helpful worry is about hypothetical scenarios, unhelpful worry is about real problems.

• Helpful worry involves solving problems, unhelpful worry involves fretting over uncontrollable things.

What is the purpose of the worried decision tree?

• To ignore all worries.

• To focus only on hypothetical worries.

• To eliminate all types of worries.

• To categorize worries into real and hypothetical.

What should you do if you identify a problem that you cannot address immediately?

• Ignore it completely.

• Plan what you can do and when, then let it go.

• Discuss it with everyone you know.

• Worry about it constantly.

How can setting aside worry time help manage anxiety?

• It makes you more anxious.

• It encourages you to avoid all worries.

• It helps contain worry to a specific time, reducing its impact.

• It allows you to worry all day.

Which mindfulness technique is suggested to bring focus back to the present?

• Ignoring all thoughts.

• Thinking about future plans.

• Counting breaths and using the five senses.

• Writing down all worries immediately.

How can practicing gratitude help in managing worry?

• By focusing on negative experiences.

• By connecting to positive feelings and experiences.

• By making a list of worries.

• By ignoring all problems.