>>11157102>cbtbasically the model here is that when you process external stimuli you have an automatic thought that produces a feeling. when you have anxiety or depression you're experiencing cognitive distortions that sort of exercise this pathway, your mind automatically uses distorted ways of automatically thinking to produce negative thoughts that produce negative emotions. so you learn to recognize these automatic thoughts, recognize the cognitive distortions in your negative thoughts, and learn to talk back to these thoughts rationally. this rational thinking produces positive emotions and practices that pathway. for someone with anxiety, i found a lot of my negative thinking to be fortune-telling or catastrophizing.
As for the ACT stuff, a big part of overcoming anxiety is understanding that it's a normal feelings that everyone has. You just have the alarm going 24/7 and might be experiencing it through either your cognition (where cbt would help) or your amygdala (where it would not). or maybe both. if cbt does not help then it's likely the other type where you just need to accept your anxiety reaction and work on managing the physical response.
