Teen Anxiety Worksheets PDF
Teen Anxiety Worksheets PDF
Teen Anxiety Worksheets PDF
ANXIETY
WORKBOOK
This collection of worksheets will help you to understand anxiety and
begin to overcome it.
Worksheet 1
WHAT ARE YOUR
ANXIETY TRIGGERS?
The first step in overcoming anxiety is understanding your anxiety. So let's think about
your triggers. Perhaps it's social occasions where you have to meet new people? Or
perhaps it's when you face unexpected changes. Spend a few days observing your
anxiety and making some notes using the blank page, then note your triggers below.
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My Anxiety Triggers:
Observations and Notes
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Worksheet 2
BODY STRATEGIES FOR
MANAGING ANXIETY
Each exercise
When your body is in a state of anxiety, will take a little
there are many things you can do to
physically calm your nervous system.
practise to
master. Try
The following activities will tell your nervous
system "I'm safe" so that your brain and
them all or
body can go back to a resting state rather choose the one
than an alert state.
that appeals to
you the most!
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BODY SCAN
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation
THE SPAGHETTI EXERCISE
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Deep Breathing
FINGER BREATHING
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Worksheet 3
COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING
Cognitive means thinking. Cognitive
restructuring is learning to adapt your Write down the worry or
thoughts. unhelpful thought.
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Worksheet 4
DISENGAGING FROM
ANXIOUS THOUGHTS:
THOUGHT BUSES
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My Thought Buses
Write one of your thoughts on the side of each bus. Now
consider each bus in turn. Is this a bus you want to get on?
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Worksheet 5
GRADED
EXPOSURE
Repeat each step as many times as you can until you can
do it with little or no anxiety. At this point you are ready to
move on to the next step. You will see an example on the
next page.
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GRADED EXPOSURE EXAMPLE:
MOLLY, FEAR OF DOGS
Stroke the small
friendly dog off
its lead
Touch the
small friendly
dog on a lead
Get close to a
small friendly
dog on lead
Meet a small
friendly dog on
lead, keeping a
distance
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GRADED EXPOSURE: YOUR TURN!
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General Notes
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