Identifying The Meaning Of Body Sensations
A worksheet for therapists to help clients recognize and record the emotional meanings behind bodily sensations - beliefs which act to maintain conditions such as health anxiety and panic disorder.
Identifying The Meaning Of Body Sensations
If you struggle with difficulties like panic attacks or health anxiety, certain body sensations may cause you a great deal of anxiety.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) suggests that it’s not events that lead to distress, but the way we think about them. In other words, it’s the meaning we attach to experiences (including our body sensations) that makes them upsetting.
The Identifying The Meaning Of Body Sensations tool helps you identify body sensations that make you feel uncomfortable and the meanings you attach to them.
Complete this record whenever you notice distressing body sensations, or as directed by your therapist.
Overview
Often, anxiety disorders such as panic disorder and health anxiety are exacerbated not just by the presence of symptoms, but by the interpretations individuals assign to these sensations. This worksheet guides clients to identify and challenge the catastrophic predictions they may make about their bodily sensations.
The Identifying The Meaning Of Body Sensations worksheet is a cognitive tool that allows clients to introspectively document their thoughts and feelings related to physical sensations. With practical examples included, this tool aims to facilitate cognitive restructuring in therapeutic settings.
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