to	you	to	continue	to	experience	anxiety	over	whatever	it	is	you’re	ruminating
or	obsessing	on.	Write	out	the	consequences	and	benefits	of	worrying	about	a
specific	issue.
Example:
Costs	to	keeping	anxiety	a	focus
I’m	removed	from	the	present.
I	feel	bad.
I’m	keyed	up	and	physically	ill	at	ease.
I’m	stuck.
Benefit
	
to	keeping	anxiety	a	focus
I	won’t	be	surprised	if	the	bad	thing	I	worry	about	happens.