Course Description

Anxiety is an Asshole is a 6 week, 42 lesson course created for people who struggle with generalized anxiety disorders. Taught by an experienced therapist, these lessons are designed to walk you step-by-step through the process of recovering from anxiety. With videos, worksheets, activities, and lots of little extras, you'll explore and learn more about yourself and how to heal. 

Although it is designed for a 6 week study period, many people prefer to take it a little slower, and that's okay! Once you enroll, you'll have all the time you need to complete the course.

Anxiety does NOT have to be a constant struggle - learn how to take control and get your life back!

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Lesson 1

    • Let’s Get This Party Started!

    • Your Personal Anxiety

    • Video: Your Personal Anxiety

    • Worksheet: My Anxiety Strategies
  • 02

    Lesson 2

    • The Chatterbox in Your Brain

    • Video: The Chatterbox In Your Brain

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Whose Voice Is It?
  • 03

    Lesson 3

    • The Detective's Notebook

    • Video: The Importance of Data Collection

    • Video Transcription

    • Activity: Setting Up Your Notebook

    • Worksheet: Week 1 Anxiety Rating Sheet
  • 04

    Lesson 4

    • Do Androids Dream of Electric Feelings?

    • Video: Do Androids Dream of Electric Feelings?

    • Worksheet: Thoughts & Feelings

    • P.S. Here Comes A Thought
  • 05

    Lesson 5

    • Braaaains…. BRAAAAINNNNS…..

    • Video: Training the Brain

    • P.S. The Great Brain Debate
  • 06

    Lesson 6

    • Sneaky Little Feelings

    • Video: Emotional Reasoning

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Exploring Emotional Reasoning

    • P.S. To Feel or Not To Feel?
  • 07

    Lesson 7

    • Making Mountains Out Of Sweeping Things Under The Rug

    • Video: Mag and Min Twins

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Exploring Magnification and Minimization

    • Worksheet: Week 1 Reflection Log
  • 08

    Lesson 8

    • Fake News!

    • Myths and Misconceptions

    • Worksheet: Week 2 Anxiety Rating Sheet

    • P.S. Watch This Cool Video about Anxiety and OCD
  • 09

    Lesson 9

    • Are You Surrounded by Assholes?

    • Video: What's Your Context?

    • Video Transcription

    • P.S. Diversity Wheel
  • 10

    Lesson 10

    • You’re Not a Jar! You’re Not a Folder!

    • Video: Labeling

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Exploring Labeling

    • P.S. Self-Compassion
  • 11

    Lesson 11

    • Negative Nancy

    • Video: Disqualifying the Positive

    • Worksheet: Exploring Disqualifying the Positive

    • Worksheet: My Positivity List

    • P.S. Rewiring the Brain
  • 12

    Lesson 12

    • Don’t Sprain Your Ankle!

    • Video: Don't Sprain Your Ankle

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Exploring Jumping to Conclusions

    • P.S. Meet Gemma Correll
  • 13

    Lesson 13

    • Walking in Wisdom Without Wallowing or Wilting

    • Video: Walking in Wisdom

    • Video Transcriptions

    • Worksheet: Finding Wise Mind
  • 14

    Lesson 14

    • It’s Not You, It’s Me

    • Worksheet: Exploring Personalization

    • Video: Personalization

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Week 2 Reflection Sheet
  • 15

    Lesson 15

    • Too Broad A Brush

    • Video: Overgeneralizing

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Exploring Overgeneralizing

    • Worksheet: Week 3 Anxiety Rating Sheet

  • 16

    Lesson 16

    • There Are More Than Two Choices

    • Video: All or Nothing

    • Worksheet: Exploring All Or Nothing Thinking
  • 17

    Lesson 17

    • You Can’t Pick and Choose

    • Worksheet: Exploring Mental Filters

    • Video: Mental Filters

    • Video Transcription
  • 18

    Lesson 18

    • The Anxiety Monster

    • Video: Anxiety Monster

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: My Anxiety Monster
  • 19

    Lesson 19

    • I’m Good Enough. I’m Smart Enough.

    • Video: Affirmations

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Affirmations

    • P.S. Rewiring the Brain
  • 20

    Lesson 20

    • Designers, Make It Work!

    • Video: Making Anxiety Useful

    • Worksheet: Making It Work
  • 21

    Lesson 21

    • It's Time To Kick Some Ass

    • Video: Fear Project

    • Worksheet: Fear Project

    • Worksheet: Week 3 Reflection Sheet
  • 22

    Lesson 22

    • Nourishing Nerves

    • Video: Nourishing Nerves

    • Worksheet: Deactivating the Sympathetic Nervous System

    • P.S. Anxiety and Horror Movies

    • Worksheet: Week 4 Anxiety Rating Sheet

  • 23

    Lesson 23

    • WTF Is Happening In My Body

    • Video: WTF is Happening in My Body

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Riding the Roller Coaster

    • P.S. Physical Anxiety
  • 24

    Lesson 24

    • It’s Not Just Yoga and Bubble Baths

    • Video: Self Care

    • Video Transcription

    • Activity: Calm Bottle

    • P.S. How Lack of Sleep Affects Your Social Life
  • 25

    Lesson 25

    • Need Some Neurotransmitters?

    • Video: Medication

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Talk to Your Doctor

    • Wil Wheaton on Anxiety
  • 26

    Lesson 26

    • Speaking Your Truth

    • Video: Communicating About Anxiety

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: My Anxiety Words
  • 27

    Lesson 27

    • Shoulding All Over Yourself

    • Video: Shoulding All Over Yourself

    • Worksheet: Exploring Shoulding
  • 28

    Lesson 28

    • It's Quiz Time! (Don't Panic!)

    • Test Anxiety

    • Let's Take A Test!

    • Unhelpful Thinking Styles Quiz

    • Worksheet: Week 4 Reflection Sheet
  • 29

    Lesson 29

    • Does This Body Come With GPS?

    • Does This Body Come With GPS?

    • Worksheet: My Personal Anxiety Part 2

    • Worksheet: Week 5 Anxiety Rating Sheet

    • P.S. Millenial Obsession
  • 30

    Lesson 30

    • Invisible Links

    • Invisible Links

  • 31

    Lesson 31

    • Talking Small: Strangers Aren’t Danger

    • Strangers Aren't Danger!

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: My Small Talk List

    • P.S. 6 Breathing Techniques
  • 32

    Lesson 32

    • Hamsters Run At Night

    • Video: Hamsters

    • Video Transcription

    • Things to Help You Sleep

    • P.S. Better Sleep with 5 HTP
  • 33

    Lesson 33

    • Poor, Paralyzed Perfectionist

    • PPP

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Poor, Paralyzed Perfectionist (PPP)
  • 34

    Lesson 34

    • Just Say No!

    • Video: Just Say No!

    • Video Transcription

    • Worksheet: Declining

    • P.S. Compassion and Boundaries
  • 35

    Lesson 35

    • Phucking Phone Calls, Man

    • Phucking Phone Calls, Man!

    • Worksheet: Making Phone Calls

    • Worksheet: Week 5 Reflection Sheet
  • 36

    Lesson 36

    • Protect Your Garden

    • Video: Boundaries

    • Activity: Video Boundary Map

    • Worksheet: Week 6 Anxiety Rating Sheet
  • 37

    Lesson 37

    • Comfortable Confrontation

    • Comfortable Confrontation

    • Worksheet: Exploring Confrontation
  • 38

    Lesson 38

    • Workxiety

    • Workxiety

    • P.S. by Brene' Brown

  • 39

    Lesson 39

    • Panic At the Disco!

    • Panic Attacks

    • Worksheet: Panic Attack Analysis

    • P.S. The Song That Stops Panic

    • Video Transcription
  • 40

    Lesson 40

    • Anxious Love

    • Anxious Love

    • P.S. When Your Partner Has Anxiety

  • 41

    Lesson 41

    • Look How Far You’ve Come!

    • How Far You've Come!

    • Activity: Charting the Course

    • Apps for Anxiety
  • 42

    Lesson 42

    • Are We There Yet?

    • Moving Forward

    • Worksheet: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going