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Handle your anxiety with some genuinely positive self-talk!!
PREPARING
- “It’s not going to be as bad as I think”
- “This won’t last long and I know I can cope with it”
- “I might enjoy it if I go”
- “If I do get bad feelings, I know they won’t last long and I can cope with them”
- “It’s better to go than to not go. Worry never helps”
- “I am getting better at this and am building my confidence every minute of every day”
COPING
- “Concentrate on what is going on around me”
- “Concentrate on what I am doing”
- “Remember to relax and think only good things”
- “This is only anxiety: it feels unpleasant, yet I am quite well”
- “I can tolerate anxiety: I’ve managed it many times before”
- “I know I can do this: I am OK”
- “These feelings are unpleasant, but not dangerous”
- “Just take one step at a time: I always have plenty of time”
- “These feelings always pass away”
PRAISE
- “I coped with that”
- “I achieved that well and I’m getting better”
- “I handled that fine: every time it gets easier”
- “I can be pleased with the progress I’m making”
- “I did that so well”
- “Keep this up and I’m pretty much sorted”