“A boy was walking through the forest and he saw large green coil. The sun glinted of yellow lines, muscles twisted under green leathery skin. The child ran, his heart beat hard, his breathing came in gasps, his hands shook. This boy’s parents had told him stories about people being swallowed alive, or poisoned and dying after their leg rotted off. The child told his parents about his encounter. The parents went to the spot where the snake was last seen; coiled on the ground lay a garden-hose”...

• Our thoughts determine our responses to others and to perceived situations
• Our perceptions are often passed on to us from our families and are created by our family, culture and experience
• Our perceptions influence our emotions
• Our perceptions trigger chemico-neurological responses
• Physical response can trigger action
• We will learn an approach that helps us make our responses appropriately match our situations
• We will learn to tell the difference between a garden hose and a snake

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An Overview of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Fact Sheet
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Fact Sheet
Depression Fact Sheet
PTSD Fact Sheet
OCD Fact Sheet
Panic Disorder Fact Sheet
Cognative Distortions in Depression
When the Mind Causes Pain
Reducing Stress in Your Life
Relaxation Techniques
Social Anxiety Disorder
Test Taking Anxiety
Errors in Logic or Painful Thinking

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