Reducing Reassurance Seeking
Overview
This CBT handout from the Centre for Clinical Interventions explains the motivations behind reassurance-seeking and offers strategies to reduce it, such as stopping, dropping, or delaying the behavior. It is designed for clients to practice tolerating uncertainty and using self-compassion while breaking the cycle of seeking validation.
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@misc{allodium:cbaaa5c4872f42d7,
title = {Reducing Reassurance Seeking},
organization = {Centre for Clinical Interventions},
url = {https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Anxiety/Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Anxiety-Information-Sheet---20---Reducing-Reassurance-Seeking.pdf}
}RIS
TY - GEN TI - Reducing Reassurance Seeking PB - Centre for Clinical Interventions UR - https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Anxiety/Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Anxiety-Information-Sheet---20---Reducing-Reassurance-Seeking.pdf ER -
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Reducing Reassurance Seeking. (n.d.). Centre for Clinical Interventions. https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/CCI/Mental-Health-Professionals/Anxiety/Anxiety---Information-Sheets/Anxiety-Information-Sheet---20---Reducing-Reassurance-Seeking.pdf
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