Mind, body and emotions are all connected, and mutually influence one another. But you’ve probably noticed that when it comes to anxiety, the mind plays the most significant role. It’s the way that we think, our mental structures, and our inner cognitive interpretation of the world that most shapes our experience of it. Understanding this, cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, attempts to get to the root of our mind’s perception of the world, and allows people to generate more helpful, adaptive thoughts.
