Behind the scenes, Anxiety, Negative Thinking, Worry, Uncertainty
Louise Stevenson
Welcome to our new WorryTree!

Welcome to our all-new WorryTree app!

If you’ve installed or updated WorryTree recently then you’ll know we’ve made some really big changes - not just to the look and feel of our app but also to how it works, with some wonderful new features that we’re really proud of! 

So today we’re going to break down the changes that we’ve made here, and introduce you to our new look WorryTree!

Welcome to our new WorryTree!

Uncertainty

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How do I deal with anxiety?

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How do I deal with anxiety?

Anxiety is something we all experience from time to time as a natural response to stress or some kind of threat, but it becomes a problem when our anxious feelings are long-term, chronic and out of proportion to the situation or event. That’s when it’s important that we seek help and support from our families, friends and/or a health professional.

As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 and this year’s theme is anxiety, we asked our team and our community what are their go-to ways to deal with their anxiety.

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Introducing our new Guided Workbook

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Introducing our new Guided Workbook

We've been working on and off for the past few months on a new way for us to walk alongside you as you make the journey towards worrying less. We know that not everyone wants to do their worry journaling on their phone or tablet - after all, many of us are trying to reduce the time we spend on our phones. 

And so we created our printable journaling page, and thanks to it's success we decided to go one step further and now we've created a whole guided workbook with you in mind. 

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How to use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to manage stress

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How to use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to manage stress

Stress is a normal physical and mental reaction to life experiences. Everyone expresses stress from time to time. Anything from everyday responsibilities like work and family to serious life events such as a new diagnosis, war, or the death of a loved one can trigger stress.

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How do I get back to sleep in the middle of the night? And other questions...

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How do I get back to sleep in the middle of the night? And other questions...

Have you ever tried sleeping with a bear in your room?

Not a teddy bear. Not a beautiful Paddington bear. A great big growling, grizzly bear.

Chances are, you’re not going to get much sleep! Why would you?

Every system in your body is in a state of high alert, doing its best to keep you safe.

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Try one of our new Sensory Practices

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Try one of our new Sensory Practices

Sensory practices are all about taking us out of our heads and into our bodies. For those of us who worry and ruminate a lot, we tend to spend a lot of time inside our heads trying to think through problems and worry about them. We often get stuck in a thought loop and it can be hard to break but that’s where these practices work really well.

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Welcome to our new WorryTree!

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Welcome to our new WorryTree!

Welcome to our all-new WorryTree app!

If you’ve installed or updated WorryTree recently then you’ll know we’ve made some really big changes - not just to the look and feel of our app but also to how it works, with some wonderful new features that we’re really proud of! 

So today we’re going to break down the changes that we’ve made here, and introduce you to our new look WorryTree!

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How scheduling worry time can help with anxiety

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How scheduling worry time can help with anxiety

Simply trying not to think or worry about something just doesn’t work. And that can be where the worry time technique can really help some people. You’re not trying not to think about it, you’re noting it down and making a deal with your brain to think about it later.

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How to Mindfully Refocus your Attention

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How to Mindfully Refocus your Attention

When it comes to worries, the best option is always to acknowledge them and work out a way to overcome them, however this isn’t always possible. Often, we find ourselves having what's known as hypothetical worries (“what if…?” worries) and in this case, overcoming the worry can be very difficult as there is no certainty to what will happen in the future. In these situations, we find the most effective method is to mindfully refocus your attention.

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How to get through uncertain times

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How to get through uncertain times

Life can be really uncertain sometimes. Things come up that are scary and hard, whether that’s unexpected pandemics, health scares, job losses, divorce or some other major life challenge.

When the shit hits the fan it’s hard to think straight. In uncertain times thoughts can spiral endlessly for days and you can find yourself sucked into the Google void and obsessively catastrophising every possible worst-case scenario. If you’re someone who lives with habitual negative thinking or generalised anxiety in the best of times, the worst of times can seem completely overwhelming. Insurmountable.

There’s a superpower we have though that we can use in our favour. Planning…