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Beck Anxiety Inventory

Penn State Worry Questionnaire

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The word for today is anxiety. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced persistent anxiety, but it can manifest in scary ways. During the pandemic of 2020, the stresses of trying to stay away from the virus and, at the same time, having to stay away from friends and family slowly built to a boiling point close to the end of the year. Driving anywhere became a trigger for labored breathing. It was weird. I read Jonathan Haidt’s book, The Happiness Hypothesis, around this time, and he mentions that uncontrollable anxiety is treatable in only three research-proven ways: medication, meditation, and Cognitive Therapy. We took action to lessen the anxiety in our house, and 2021 has been much better.

Today’s concrete challenge is to take the Beck Anxiety Inventory and/or the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. The Anxiety Inventory focuses on physical symptoms, where the Worry Questionnaire deals more with mental state. Both of these will give you some idea of your level of anxiety. Links are found in the show notes.

Use the next few minutes of this podcast to try out the questionnaires. I’ll keep the music playing while you do, and don’t miss the soundtrack at the end of this episode.

Before you go, repeat the following soundtrack, “I am the kind of person who takes care of myself mentally.”

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Check back tomorrow for a new challenge. Until then.

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