This worksheet helps clients notice subtle coping patterns (safety behaviors) that reduce anxiety in the short term but may keep fear going in the long term. Clients reflect on a recent anxiety-triggering situation, identify what they did to feel safer, name the short-term goal of that behavior, and then plan a manageable experiment—one small change to try next time. The focus is on curiosity and learning, not perfection, making it ideal for exposure-based work and behavioral experiments

Best for

• Anxiety and avoidance patterns maintained by safety behaviors

• Planning behavioral experiments between sessions

• Supporting CBT and exposure-informed treatment goals