Advise on CBT,been suggested to keep anxiety diary but not sure what to put into it!!????????/confused!!!!!?

What difference does keeping one of these even make and also what are you even meant to put into it,I am abit confused here!!I have got agoraphobia and anxiety disorder and am having cbt sessions to help me with this.Advise on CBT,been suggested to keep anxiety diary but not sure what to put into it!!????????/confused!!!!!?
You should ask your therapist to clarify this. Usually an anxiety diary involves writing about times when you feel anxious. You may want to write about the circumstances that led to your feeling anxious, the degree of anxiety you feel (often on a scale of 1-10) and what you did to try and deal with the anxiety. The point of diaries is usually to get a sense of when, how often, and how anxious you become. However, as I said, you should check with your therapist to see exactly what she/he wants you to be doing with your diary.Advise on CBT,been suggested to keep anxiety diary but not sure what to put into it!!????????/confused!!!!!?
mine read as follows:





monday





anxiety 7/10


because my van still isnt fixed the part is coming from another garage, but i cant pick it up till tuesday, means that i might break down any moment when driving and be stranded.


happiness 8/10


because i did all my work and some extra stuff like putting the washing out in the sunshine before i left for work.


sadness 2/10


because mothers day made me think about my own mother and the feeling of sadness is still lingering a little.





score your emotions out of ten with one being hardly anxious, ten being totally anxious. you can write some other things that strike you as important. who called, who you spoke to, what you thought about, how you spent your day/night etc. just write anything at all, as you get used to writing your diary it will become easier.





if you suffer in particular from anxiety start with rating that, over the weeks and months you may find that during the cbt your anxiety levels become less high scoring. a diary is really helpful because you can see in black and white how you felt. i often think that i havent felt happy for ages, and then i realise that i have been happy four times last week. it helps keep a track of it all.





good luck with it, message me if you need any help.