๐Ÿ““ My Worry Journal

A Beautiful Mind Counseling ยท Write it out, figure it out

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What's the worry?
Let's get this worry out of your head and onto the page. That already makes it smaller.
What are you worried about?
๐Ÿซ Something at school (test, presentation, grades)
๐Ÿ‘ซ Something with friends (fitting in, conflict, being left out)
๐Ÿ  Something with family
๐Ÿ”ฎ Something that might happen in the future
๐Ÿ’Š Something about my health or my body
๐Ÿ’ญ Something else
Write it out โ€” what exactly are you worried about?
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How worried are you?
On a scale from 1 to 5 โ€” how big does this worry feel right now?
Where do you feel the worry in your body?
๐Ÿคฏ In my head
๐Ÿ’“ Tight chest
๐Ÿคข Butterflies / stomach
๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ Hard to breathe
๐Ÿฅต Hot or sweaty
๐Ÿฅถ Shaky or cold
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Is this worry actually likely?
Worry brains exaggerate. Let's be a detective and look at the facts.
Has this worry come true before?
Yes, it has
No, not really
Sometimes
I'm not sure
What's the WORST that could realistically happen? And what's MORE LIKELY to happen?
Worst case
More likely
Have you gotten through something like this before?
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What can I do about it?
Some worries we can do something about. Others we just have to let go. Which is this one?
Is there something I can actually DO about this worry?
โœ… Yes โ€” there's something I can do
๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ No โ€” I need to let it go and use a coping skill
๐Ÿค” A little of both
What's one small thing I could do? Which coping skill will I use if the worry gets big?
๐Ÿซ Box breathing
๐ŸŒฟ 5-4-3-2-1 grounding
๐Ÿ’ง Cold water reset
๐Ÿƒ Move my body
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Talk to someone
โœ๏ธ Write it out
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You faced your worry head-on!
That takes real courage. ๐Ÿ’™

My worry
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How big it felt
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What's more likely to happen
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One thing I can do
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