CBT helps people uncover their anxiety-causing beliefs. These beliefs contain the often unconscious reasons why you think you should be anxious about something. CBT
Research shows that we (humans) use anxiety–often unconsciously–to benefit or protect ourselves in some way. For example, you may use anxiety to motivate yourself
Definition: Something that is accepted, considered to be true, or held as an opinion. Merriam-Webster Dictionary For example, believing the world is flat means
An anxiety trigger is something, that when encountered, you experience a physical anxiety/fight-or-flight response. Triggers can be anything. Example triggers: physical and non-physical objects