Anxiety & panic worksheets

Exposure-based anxiety worksheets that actually teach the brain.

Ten worksheets across the anxiety spectrum — panic, GAD, social, health, phobia — grounded in exposure, response prevention, and cognitive work. Free, printable, and designed for real clinical use.

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Panic
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Panic Attack Protocol

What to do in one — printed, findable

Concrete in-attack steps and post-attack log to reduce fear of fear over time.

Panic disorder; first panic attack; agoraphobia in-vivo work.
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GAD
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Worry Postponement Worksheet

Schedule the worry — don't fight it

Evidence-based GAD tool: postpone worries to a scheduled window; log which survive to the window.

Generalized anxiety; chronic worriers; rumination bleeding into sleep and work.
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Skills
1p · PDF

Safety Behavior Audit

The coping that keeps the fear alive

Inventory safety behaviors, name their function, and design a drop-one experiment.

Social anxiety, panic, health anxiety, phobia — anywhere subtle avoidance persists.
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Exposure
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Graded Exposure Hierarchy

The ladder — one rung, repeated until boring

Build an anxiety hierarchy with SUDs and repetition rules; boredom is the criterion for moving up.

Any anxiety amenable to exposure; treatment planning; homework structure.
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Social
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Social Anxiety Rules Worksheet

Break one rule as a behavioral experiment

Surface the rigid rules that drive social anxiety and design one behavioral test to disconfirm one.

Social anxiety disorder; performance anxiety; post-COVID social re-entry.
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Health
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Health Anxiety Loop Checklist

Interrupt reassurance-seeking

Cut the sensation → catastrophic → reassurance loop; agree a check-in schedule with the doctor.

Illness anxiety disorder; post-diagnosis hypervigilance; symptom googling spiral.
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Panic
1p · PDF

Interoceptive Exposure Worksheet

Feared body sensations, on purpose

Structured provocation of panic-adjacent sensations to teach the brain they're uncomfortable, not dangerous.

Panic disorder with clinician supervision; body-focused anxiety; agoraphobia.
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Exposure
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Specific Phobia Exposure Plan

Ladder + rules for a fast responder

Full phobia exposure protocol with SUDs tracking and rules of adequate dosing.

Specific phobia treatment; brief-treatment referrals; homework between sessions.
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Cognitive
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Anxiety-Specific Thought Record

Probability, cost, coping

Rework anxious thoughts by rating probability, cost, and — often missing — coping capacity.

Generalized anxiety; catastrophizing; low-probability high-cost worries.
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Assessment
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Anxiety Maintenance Map

The ecosystem keeping anxiety alive

Map triggers, avoidance, safety behaviors, reassurance, and lifestyle inputs — pick one link to target.

Case conceptualization; treatment planning; clients wanting a big-picture view.
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Frequently asked questions

Do these replace treatment for panic disorder or GAD?+

No — they support first-line CBT protocols. Interoceptive exposure in particular should be done with clinician support if there are relevant medical concerns.