“Navigating anxiety can often feel like an overwhelming journey. These tailored worksheets are designed to shine a light on different facets of your personal anxiety experience, offering tools and strategies crafted to nurture your mental well-being”
– Dr. Erin Hope Thompson MBE – Founder and Director of The Loss Foundation
Crafted by Dr. Erin Hope Thompson MBE, a Clinical Psychologist renowned for her exceptional support to bereaved families, these anxiety worksheets are an invaluable aid for navigating the impact of anxiety. While initially designed to support individuals coping with the loss of a loved one to cancer, these worksheets are universally applicable for anyone grappling with anxiety.
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Anxiety Worksheet Bundle£10.00
These Anxiety Worksheets are available on a ‘Donate What You Can’ basis, whether you donate nothing or something, our aim is to support you. If you do donate, you’ll enable someone to attend an Online Support Group meeting – where they’ll connect with others who understand (thank you ❤️).
Anxiety Worksheets – Overview
Let’s take a closer look at what these anxiety worksheets entail:
- 12 Prompts to Challenge Anxiety: Thought-provoking prompts designed to help reframe and challenge anxious thoughts.
- Behavioural Experiment: A structured approach to test new behaviours aimed at addressing anxiety, fostering healthier coping strategies.
- Daily Activity Tracker and Daily Thoughts Tracker: Tools to monitor daily activities and thoughts, aiding in recognizing patterns between activities and anxiety levels during grieving.
- Different Types of Thoughts: Exploring various thought patterns associated with anxiety during grief, distinguishing between helpful and unhelpful thoughts.
- Overcoming Avoidance: Strategies and exercises aimed at confronting and overcoming avoidance behaviours that exacerbate anxiety.
- Techniques to Manage Anxiety: A compilation of effective techniques and practices for anxiety management.
- The Alternative Perspective: Encouragement to consider alternative viewpoints on anxiety-inducing situations.
- The Cycle of Anxiety and Facing Your Fears: Illustration and guidance to break the cyclical nature of anxiety through facing fears.
- The Worry Tree: A visual tool to analyse and manage worries, distinguishing between controllable and uncontrollable concerns.
- Understanding Anxiety and Your Body: Understanding the physical manifestations of anxiety during grief and strategies to manage these symptoms.
- Understanding My Anxiety: A self-reflective worksheet to deepen personal understanding of anxiety triggers, symptoms, and coping mechanisms.
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Anxiety Worksheet Bundle£10.00
Work through these anxiety worksheets at your own pace. There’s no prescribed sequence for these sheets – feel free to use them at your own pace. As you engage with these anxiety worksheets, take moments to check in with yourself. Notice any shifts in your emotions, thoughts, or perspectives. Each individual’s experience with anxiety is unique, and these sheets are designed to support you in recognising and understanding these changes.
Guided Relaxation for Anxiety Audio Files
In addition our anxiety worksheets, you’ll also download a collection of soothing audio files curated to bring calmness and aid relaxation amidst distress:
- One Minute Meditation (1 minute): Start your meditation journey with a brief yet impactful 1-minute practice.
- Two Minute Meditation (2 minutes): Embrace grounding through a quick 2-minute meditation, offering respite from chaos.
- Lower Belly Meditation (9 minutes): Unique meditation focusing on focusing consciousness in the belly for emotional stability.
- The Compassionate Hand Exercise (5 minutes): A mindfulness technique promoting self-compassion and relaxation.
- Soften Soothe Allow Meditation (13 minutes): A practice to foster self-compassion, emotional resilience, and inner peace.
- Compassionate Image Exercise (5 minutes): Cultivate self-compassion through visualising a compassionate figure.
Anxiety meditation serves as a powerful tool for mental well-being, offering a pathway to a calmer mind amidst the storm of anxious thoughts and emotions. This practice encourages a gentle observation of anxious feelings, allowing space for them to exist without overwhelming the mind.
For more information on the effective use of the audio files which are downloaded alongside our anxiety worksheets, read: A Clinical Psychologist’s Guide to Anxiety Meditation.
Using Worksheets for Self-Care and Anxiety Management
Embarking on the journey of utilising anxiety worksheets can be transformative. Here are some reassuring tips to maximise their efficacy:
- Set Aside Regular Time: Designate a specific time each day to engage with the worksheets. Consistency nurtures habit and reflection.
- Practice Patience and Compassion: Be patient with yourself and remember that progress may not always be linear. Practice self-compassion throughout.
- Explore Gradually: Don’t rush through the worksheets. Take time to delve into each exercise, allowing insights and self-discovery to unfold naturally.
- Combine with Relaxation Techniques: Integrate the audio files with your worksheet practice to create a holistic self-care routine.
This video features Dr Erin Hope Thompson explaining what anxiety is, the affects of anxiety on the body, and what you can do to manage it. While created with bereaved individuals in mind, much of the content in this video applies to any individual suffering from anxiety.
Understanding Anxiety in Grief
Grieving the loss of a loved one is an intricate and personal journey. It’s a path layered with emotional turbulence, where sorrow often intertwines with the persistent presence of anxiety. We understand the multifaceted nature of grief and its intersection with anxiety. That’s why we’ve curated a bundle of resources to support emotional well-being during these trying times – the Anxiety Sheets bundle.
Anxiety can be an overwhelming companion during periods of grief. Our Anxiety Sheets offer a comprehensive set of 12 worksheets structured to guide you through challenging anxious thoughts, identifying behavioural patterns, and nurturing self-awareness. These sheets serve as a compass, helping you traverse emotions with clarity and purpose.
Supporting Our Cause
By downloading our anxiety worksheets and donating what you can, your support will mean the world to someone who’s lost theirs.
Our anxiety sheets bundle is available on a ‘Donate What You Can’ basis. The suggested donation of £10 sponsors a space for an individual to attend an Online Support Group, where they’ll find a safe space to share what they’re feeling at the time.
Navigating grief and anxiety can be a challenging journey, but it’s one where support and resources can make a substantial difference. The Anxiety Sheets bundle offers guidance through its structured worksheets and calming audio files.
Together, let’s navigate this journey of healing and resilience.
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Anxiety Worksheet Bundle£10.00
Coping with anxiety can be demanding. We know that exploring aspects of your anxiety might take an emotional toll and drain your energy. Once you’ve interacted with this content, it’s essential to prioritise self-care and treat yourself kindly. Take breaks when needed, find solace in activities that bring you peace, and consider leaning on trusted individuals or professionals for extra support. Your well-being matters, so please be mindful of nurturing it throughout this journey.
🧠 Explore How the ‘Stages of Grief’ Work
The “stages” of grief are one of the most familiar frameworks people turn to when trying to understand loss – yet they’re often interpreted too literally.
Our Stages of Grief guide breaks down where the model came from, what each stage represents, and how it can offer insight without suggesting grief moves in tidy steps.
Explore the page to learn:
🧭 Why grief shifts over time rather than progressing in order
🌊 How emotions can rise and fall in waves
🧩 Other grief models that may resonate more deeply with your experience
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