Anxiety and Depression Workbook For Dummies. Laura L. Smith

shouldn’t feel guilty or ashamed for having acquired your emotional burdens. At the same time, you’re responsible for doing something about your distress. Although no one can do the work for you, you can get yourself moving toward a better tomorrow by working through these exercises with or without professional help. Just remember that working on decreasing your emotional distress rewards you with lifelong benefits. Be patient and keep at it. The effort is worth it.

Worksheet 2-6 My Most Important Contributors

1. Physical contributors (genetics, drugs, illness, injury): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. My personal history: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The current stressors in my world: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________