Let's Talk About Anxiety Discussion Cards

The mind affects the body and the body affects the mind. What hurts one, hurts the other. What helps one, helps the other. Anxiety can be life-saving, giving energy to fight or run from an attack. Anxiety can be paralysing, like stage fright or a nightmare when someone cannot move or scream. Anxiety usually signifies that something needs to change or be changed.

These discussion cards help to explore five crucial areas with regards to anxiety:

• Mental and physical stress
• Types of anxiety
• Reasons for anxiety
• Thoughts
• Actions

Use these cards with a wide range of groups and clients to:

• Ask non-threatening questions
• Encourage reflection leading to insight and modification of thoughts, feelings and actions
• Consider a scenario, quote or sentence on a particular card
• Allow participants to explore their effectiveness by rating themselves in a variety of critical life skills
• Encourage lively discussion and open conversation in a group
• Encourage group collaboration in answering difficult questions
• Allow participants to explore important attitudes and personal experiences in a safe setting
• Introduce activities and establish the perfect basis for writing diaries, creative expression, games, slogans, board activities, technology and other techniques.

For use with groups and individuals aged 12 and up. Includes a booklet full of ideas for using the cards.

Written by a team of best-selling authors, this card series is designed to enhance mental health and well-being by acknowledging that ‘it’s good to talk’. It encourages discussion about eight specific areas: resilience, mindfulness, anxiety, anger & aggression, conflict, life skills, social skills, and problem solving. Each set covers five carefully chosen topics, with ten thought-provoking cards per topic.

Table of Contents

50 Cards and booklet