ACT and other psychotherapies help people address these thoughts in different ways.

In psychodynamicpsychotherapy, the roots or underlying (sometimes called unconscious) reasons for anxiety are unearthed.

By changing the way you interact with your beliefs, you may begin to experience some relief.

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5 Ways to Practice Cognitive Defusion

Here are five cognitive defusion exercises to try.

For more mental health resources, see ourNational Helpline Database.

NIMH.Generalized anxiety disorder: when worry gets out of control.

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