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Antidotes to Anxiety

Antidotes to Anxiety. Young People & ASD. Anxiety is Normal. Anxiety can be exciting…. Too much anxiety?. Too much of anything is good for nothing!. Nature of Anxiety. Mild to severe Always present Periodic Situational Panic Normal to abnormal. Useful Information about Anxiety.

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Antidotes to Anxiety

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  1. Antidotes to Anxiety Young People & ASD Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  2. Anxiety is Normal Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  3. Anxiety can be exciting…. Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  4. Too much anxiety? Too much of anything is good for nothing! Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  5. Nature of Anxiety • Mild to severe • Always present • Periodic • Situational • Panic • Normal to abnormal Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  6. Useful Information about Anxiety • Information sometimes “normalises” the unusual!! • You are not mad. • You are not bad. • You are not sick. • Biological base to anxiety • Elimination of anxiety not realistic • Coping with anxiety is realistic Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  7. ANXIETY Anxiety is hard to say. Other words that mean anxiety are worry, fear, panic and stress. A little anxiety is a good thing. Everybody feels anxiety. It is normal to worry a little, to be a little afraid, to panic sometimes or to feel some stress. A little anxiety helps us to do things for ourselves. A little anxiety helps us to be careful. Too much anxiety is not helpful. Some people know that they become too anxious because Your heart beats very quickly and you have not been running; Your hands sweat; It is hard to breathe; Your tummy feels funny; Your thoughts are confused; and You might become angry or upset. Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  8. Types of Anxiety • Generalised Anxiety • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder • Panic Disorder • Phobias • School Avoidance • Selective Mutism • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

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  11. Stinkin’ Thinkin’ • Common Thinking Errors Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  12. Black & White Thinking • If X < Y then X = Z • X = The Situation • Y = Perfection • Z = Total Failure Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  13. Black & White Thinking Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  14. Antidote to B & W Thinking • Look for the shades of grey; look for colour • Reflective Questions: • Is it really so bad? • Am I taking an extreme view? Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  15. Unfair Comparisons Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  16. Perfectionist Thinking • Am I making fair comparisons? • Am I comparing myself to people who have a particular advantage? Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  17. Negative Filter • Am I looking at the negatives and ignoring the positives? • Is there a more balanced way to look at this? Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

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  19. Mind Reading Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  20. Mind Reading • Assumptions are not always right. • Other people are more than likely thinking of themselves rather than thinking of you. • What evidence do you have for this? Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  21. Personalising Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  22. Catastrophising • What’s the worst that can happen • What’s the best that can happen? • Will this really matter in 5 years time? • Is there anything good about this? • What’s most likely to happen? Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  23. Magnification….. Minification • What are the facts? • What are my interpretations? • Am I over generalising? • Am I minimizing? Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  24. Labelling • I am stupid…ugly…boring…useless…a loser • He is a creep…retarded…a failure…dopey. • Stick to the facts and not the interpretations: • Doing something poorly does not mean that you are …….. Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

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  26. Can’t standitis Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference!! Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

  27. Should…Must…..Ought…… • When you “fail”……guilt • When others fail…..unrealistic expectations…..resentment follows. Seamas Feehan, Regional ASD Service, Feb 2010

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