Anxiety · Cognitive
Anxiety-Specific Thought Record
Probability, cost, coping
Anxiety-specific thought record: probability, cost, coping. Anxiety overestimates the first two and underestimates the third.
Situation
Anxious thought
Probability (%)
If it happened, could I cope? How?
Realistic reframe
Not 'positive thinking' — a more accurate estimate
Coping is the missing math
Even feared events, if they happened, come with resources, help, and time. Anxiety leaves that out.