The Vampire & The Garlic
This worksheet uses a simple story and metaphor to introduce the concept of safety behaviours and how they can maintain anxiety. It supports therapists in explaining how behaviours that feel protective in the moment can prevent young people from learning that situations may be safe or manageable.
References and Further Reading
- Rachman, S., Radomsky, A. S., & Shafran, R. (2008). Safety behaviour: A reconsideration. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(2), 163–173.
- Meyer et al. (2019). Beliefs about safety behaviours in the prediction of safety behaviour use. Published online by Cambridge University Press.