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Worry time: Giving worry a place to live
Worry is often a coping strategy, not a flaw. The peer-reviewed evidence on worry time, a structured technique for working with anxiety, explained.
Matthew Hallam28 Jan 2026Psychology blog · Kew, Croydon, Online
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Anxiety · 7 min read
The Circle of Control: A clinical adaptation of the perceived-control evidence for managing worry and anxiety
Sorting attention into what you can control, what you can influence, and what sits outside both. A clinical adaptation of the perceived-control evidence.
Matthew Hallam27 Nov 2025
Anxiety · 11 min read
Anxiety or intuition: a more accurate question to ask
Self-help culture says anxiety and intuition feel different and the work is to tell them apart. The research is more honest. A psychologist on what is actually happening in the body, and a more useful question to ask.
Matthew Hallam13 May 2025
Anxiety · 7 min read
How to tell when a protective pattern has started to cost more than it gives
Not every protective pattern is a problem. Some are still doing their job; some have become the thing in the way. A psychologist on how to tell the difference, with four diagnostic questions you can hold a pattern up against.
Matthew Hallam7 May 2025
Anxiety · 9 min read
Supporting someone with anxiety: why presence works and rescue doesn't
When someone we love is anxious, the instinct is to fix it. The research suggests the opposite. You cannot make them feel safe in their own nervous system. A psychologist on accommodation, the SPACE framework, and a four-step way to support without rescuing.
Matthew Hallam22 Apr 2025
Anxiety · 8 min read
How anxiety patterns actually change: the neuroscience of updating a threat prediction
Anxiety patterns are not just habits. They are protective predictions held in long-term threat memory. They do not weaken from understanding alone. A psychologist on what the system actually needs to update, and a four-step way to work with a persistent pattern.
Matthew Hallam16 Apr 2025
Anxiety · 9 min read
Why your comfort zone is bigger than you think and how to grow it gently
The small step is not the warm-up. The small step is the work. A psychologist on the comfort zone, the brain's safety signal, and a four-step way to grow your edge gently.
Matthew Hallam8 Apr 2025Monthly email
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