Unpacking Your Fear PTSD Worksheet

It’s easy to conflate anxiety and fear as they are closely related, but fear pertains to what you are afraid of and feel when you perceive or are in danger. On the other hand, anxiety pertains to the inner turmoil that revolves around your worries, especially ones that stem from your fears. So, this worksheet focuses on what you’re afraid of when in danger, while Unpacking Your Anxiety focuses on the distress you feel when thinking about something you perceive, something you’re anticipating (that might not even happen), or something imagined.

If we’re basing this on the instructions, it is not difficult. Whatever difficulty your patients encounter will come from their PTSD and how comfortable they are discussing their fears concerning their trauma. Trauma is a touchy subject, after all, so it’s best to make them feel like they’re in a safe and non-judgmental space.

Here are other examples of PTSD worksheets you can use alongside Unpacking Your Fear:

• Unpacking Your Anger
• Unpacking Your Despair and Hopelessness
• Unpacking Your Guilt
• Unpacking Your Shame
• Unpacking Your Spite

We even have ones for positive emotions/feelings like the following:

• Unpacking Your Empathy
• Unpacking Your Gratitude
• Unpacking Your Happiness
• Unpacking Your Pride

We have downloadable templates for all of these!