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This chapter highlights the importance of recording symptoms of anxiety and depression, which can give patients an objective, scientific view of their symptoms and inform their progress throughout this treatment. It describes how to become an objective observer and how to track one’s progress throughout this program. It outlines the reasons why it is important to keep records of experiences on a regular basis, noting how intense anxiety, sadness, or other uncomfortable emotions typically feel overwhelming. The chapter explains how learning to be an observer of one’s own emotions is a first step towards understanding these experiences and feeling more in control. Keeping weekly records of emotional experiences helps patients recognize that their mood fluctuates throughout the day and the week. |
