How to support stress relief: use links between thoughts, behavior, feelings

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of stress and anxiety on health and offers CBT-based strategies for relief.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thecreativemind.substack.com What is CBT? The Psych Central mental health site notes “Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) “is a type of evidence-based psychotherapy used to help treat a wide range of physical and mental health conditions including: depression, anxiety and chronic pain.” Dr. Caroline Norman, PhD writes about how much anxiety and stress can impact our mental and physical health, and the quality of our life, and provides suggestions based on CBT. Here are some excerpts from her related article Five CBT Stress-Busting Tips For Spring . Symptoms Of Chronic Stress There are a number of symptoms that we can look out for to identify chronic stress. Physical symptoms can include headaches, difficulties in sleeping, muscle and joint pain, and a weakened immune system leading us to catch viruses such as colds or flu. Emotional symptoms are often irritability, lack of focus and concentration, withdrawal from friends and family, anxiety, or low mood. Behaviours related to stress can include excessive alcohol intake, smoking, gambling, shopping more than usual, and dietary changes such as over or under-eating. If you…

People in this episode

Host: Douglas Eby

Topics covered

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• stress relief
• mental health
• anxiety
• self-help techniques

Keywords

• CBT
• stress relief
• mental health
• anxiety
• self-help
• chronic stress
• physical symptoms

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Psych Central

Books & works: Five CBT Stress-Busting Tips For Spring

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