{"id":129301,"date":"2020-11-21T16:25:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T21:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/129301"},"modified":"2020-11-21T16:25:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T21:25:38","slug":"quick-coping-skill-for-anxiety-locus-of-control-find-a-way-withme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/129301","title":{"rendered":"Quick Coping Skill for Anxiety: Locus of Control Find a Way #WithMe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Locus of Control: Quick Coping Skill for Anxiety\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q0guTERGPK0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>Here\u2019s a quick activity that you can do to cope with anxiety and restore a sense of safety and calm, I do it all the time with my clients in session and you can feel a noticeable difference almost immediately \n\nThis activity is short and simple, but it can really help decrease anxiety or better cope with anxiety.  A big part of anxiety and stress is trying to figure out what you should be doing about certain problems. I mean that\u2019s what worry is, right, it\u2019s thinking about a problem over and over to see if you can find another option or another solution. \n\nCoping with Anxiety is all about understanding your locus of control, but the important part is that you draw it- because that does something to help the brain clarify and calm down more than just thinking. \n\nSign up for my Newsletter: https:\/\/www.therapynutshell.com\n\nThanks BetterHelp for sponsoring the video: BetterHelp- Professional, Affordable Online Counseling starting at around $65 a week  https:\/\/www.betterhelp.com\/therapyinanutshell\nMy Intensive Mental Health Courses are now on Teachable! \n\nChange your Brain: Mental Health and Neuroplasticity Course: https:\/\/therapyinanutshell.teachable.com\/p\/change-your-brain\n\nCoping Skills and Self-Care for Mental Health Course: https:\/\/therapyinanutshell.teachable.com\/p\/coping-skills-and-self-care-for-mental-health\n\nFREE! 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Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health.\n\nIf you are in crisis please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at: https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or your local emergency services.\nCopyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a quick activity that you can do to cope with anxiety and restore a sense of safety and calm, I do it all the time with my clients in session and you can feel a noticeable difference almost immediately This activity is short and simple, but it can really help decrease anxiety or better &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/129301\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Quick Coping Skill for Anxiety: Locus of Control Find a Way #WithMe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":886,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[409],"tags":[41522,40130,43549,471,43299,43297,43303,43298,34588,43293,43291,43295,43301,43290,33837,43292,43306,43294,43296,38676,43305,43302,43304,43289,43300,34423,43013,55109,55111,55110,957,42229],"class_list":["post-129301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-anxiety-skills","tag-coping-skills","tag-coping-skills-for-anxiety","tag-health","tag-health-first","tag-health-fusion","tag-health-warrior-chia-bar","tag-health-workers-infected-worldwide","tag-healthy","tag-healthy-banana-bread","tag-healthy-breakfast","tag-healthy-breakfast-ideas","tag-healthy-cookbook","tag-healthy-dinner-ideas","tag-healthy-food","tag-healthy-food-near-me","tag-healthy-food-recipes-free","tag-healthy-lunch-ideas","tag-healthy-meals","tag-healthy-recipes","tag-healthy-sexy-hair","tag-healthy-sleep-habits-happy-child","tag-healthy-snack-box","tag-healthy-snacks","tag-healthy-snacks-for-kids","tag-how-to-reduce-anxiety","tag-how-to-reduce-anxiety-and-overthinking","tag-locus-of-control","tag-locus-of-control-examples","tag-locus-of-control-internal","tag-mental-health","tag-therapy-in-a-nutshell"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/886"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}