An Exercise for Reconnecting with the Positive in Anxious Moments with Dr. Kate Truitt

Dr. Kate Truitt begins by explaining that one of the most difficult things to manage with anxiety is when our brain cycles into thinking the world is against us. It can lead us to desperation and loneliness, and ultimately hopelessness.

She then describes a simple hack that invites the brain to reconnect with the fact that good things happen for many reasons. To start, we look back and find one really good experience, and then we invite ourself to step back and identify 3-5 experiences that happened to create that moment. After we write those down, we identify 3-5 more things that have happened since then.

Our brain loves the negative, so it’s critical that we connect back to positive moments intentionally. Once we’ve written down our experiences, Dr. Kate suggests applying havening touch and reading through the list aloud. This allows our brain to connect and remember in detail each of those experiences. It can also help to tune into the senses we might have felt during those experiences.

Dr. Kate reminds us that somewhere along the way, good things happened. And there were good things that happened that lead to that thing, which lead to additional positive things!

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Dr. Kate Truitt is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, as well as holds a MBA in Healthcare Administration. She is the CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles, Chairman of the Board of the Amy Research Foundation, and leads her flagship organization Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates located in Pasadena, CA. Her teams of expert psychologists and psychotherapists provide individual therapy, group therapy, executive coaching, and neurofeedback throughout California via telehealth.

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