When we feel low or have anxiety we view the world in a different way to everyone else. Situations that may be positive for most people will cast negative feelings in others suffering with depression or anxiety.

For example: You see a man running down the street and you think about why he is running.
Positive: He is running to meet somebody that he loves and hasn't seen for ages.
Negative: He has stolen something and is running away from the police.

CBT = Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CBT is based on the idea that how we feel and what we do are due to the way we think. CBT believes that a lot of anxiety problems are related to the way we think and because we can change our thoughts, we can learn to control our anxious feelings.

Below shows that our thoughts, behaviours, bodily sensations and emotions are all linked to each other. If we can change our thoughts or behaviours it will break the link between the others and our problem becomes easier.