plan	to	cultivate	your	capacity	to	believe	that	freedom	from	anxiety	is
possible.
1.
	
When	I’m	told	some	way	of	thinking	or	behaving	will	help	my
anxiety,	I	zone	out,	think	nothing	can	help,	or	that	this	person	doesn’t
get	it.
2.
	
If	I	have	to	work	hard	at	something,	I	feel	like	something	is	wrong
with	me.
3.
	
I	want	to	stay	just	as	I	am,	but	I	am	unhappy	where	I	am.
4.
	
I	don’t	believe	the	anxious	aspects	of	my	personality	that	bother	me
are	changeable	through	learning	and	new	experience.
5
	
.
	
Most	of	what	I	do	is	to	survive	and	get	through	the	day	and	less	about
what	I	want.
6.
	
I’d	rather	stay	stuck	in	anxiety	than	learn	new	ways	of	coping.
As	you	work	your	way	through	the	strategies	in	this	book	you	will	likely	start
to	believe	in	your	ability	to	grow.	Revisit	this	assessment	from	time	to	time	to
see	the	progress	you’re	making	in	believing	in	yourself.	In	time,	you	will	look
back	and	feel	both	surprised	and	proud	of	your	growth.