🧠 How Do We Deal With Uncertainty? - With Psychotherapist Lex Hristova
No one likes uncertainty… But those with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are particularly intolerant to it. Why so?
Neutral situations with slight uncertainty can be quite destabilising for GAD individuals, triggering significant levels of anxiety. In response, these individuals attempt to remove this uncertainty through:
- Worrying
- Seeking reassurance
- Over-preparing
However, they consequently make themselves more intolerant to the uncertainty.
Lex Hristova is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist registered with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). She has extensive experience delivering evidence-based CBT interventions for anxiety disorders, panic disorder, health anxiety, and related difficulties across clinical settings. Her work is grounded in structured, formulation-led CBT, helping clients understand the cognitive and physiological mechanisms underpinning anxiety and develop practical, skills-based strategies for long-term change.
Uncertainty is unavoidable. Lex Hristova works with GAD individuals to make them more tolerant to this uncertainty, ensuring that these maladaptive coping mechanisms are not interfering with their daily lives.
