Generalised Anxiety (GAD)~15 min

Uncertainty Exposure Hierarchy

Build a hierarchy of situations involving uncertainty, ranked by distress, to guide graded exposure to tolerating not knowing.

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If intolerance of uncertainty drives your worry, deliberately practising tolerating uncertainty is key. List situations where you would need to sit with uncertainty (e.g. not checking, not asking for reassurance, making a decision without being sure), rate the distress, and work up from the bottom.

Uncertainty Exposure Hierarchy

Situations involving uncertainty

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GAD Metacognitive Formulation (Wells)

A formulation based on Wells' metacognitive model of GAD — mapping the role of positive and negative beliefs about worry in maintaining the worry cycle.

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Worry Classification Worksheet

Learn to distinguish between practical worries (that you can act on) and hypothetical worries (that are about "what if") to respond differently to each.

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Uncertainty Exposure Hierarchy

Uncertainty Exposure Hierarchy

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