Behavioral & Mental Health Conditions Series *Updating In January
Course overview
Lesson Overview

6.7 Understanding Rituals and Safety Behaviors: Rituals and safety behaviors are actions that anxiety convinces you will prevent harm or calm fear, even when there is no real danger. You begin noticing habits like checking, repeating, or avoiding certain tasks because your brain is trying to feel in control of uncertainty. At first, these behaviors bring a brief sense of relief, but they quickly become necessary routines that keep fear alive instead of reducing it. You learn to separate the feeling of urgency from the truth of the situation, recognizing that your brain is asking for reassurance, not warning you of real risk. Slowly, you reduce reliance on these behaviors by taking small steps outside the comfort zone they create. Each time you resist a ritual, you build trust in yourself and make your anxiety’s voice quieter. You discover that safety comes from strength within—not from repeated actions that control nothing.

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A structured and empowering learning path that helps individuals understand, manage, and balance complex behavioral and mental health patterns. Through guided topics on OCD, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, depression, and other conditions, this series teaches self

This course includes:
  • Guided behavioral and emotional training

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