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Behav Ther May 2020 PMID 32402257

Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment.

Lucas S LaFreniere, Michelle G Newman

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Discussions reveal a strong consensus on the importance of the study, with phrases like 'exposing worry's deceit' and 'most worries don’t come true' emphasizing the findings’ relevance. Many posts cite the 91.4% statistic, showing how the research could reshape understandings of anxiety and encourage therapeutic approaches centered on challenging false predictions.

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Most discussions support the study’s findings, emphasizing that a high percentage of worries do not come true, aligning closely with the article’s conclusions.

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The topic of anxiety and the falsehood of worries sparks moderate interest, evident from the focus on the surprising statistic and its implications.

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The discussions show deep engagement through references to the research, sharing of snippets, and acknowledgment of the study's significance using active language.

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The posts underline the potential for these findings to influence perceptions and mental health approaches, highlighting the importance of confronting false worries.

Abstract in brief

  • The study found that about 91.4% of worries by individuals with GAD did not come true, indicating that their fears are largely based on false assumptions.
  • Participants whose worries were more often untrue experienced greater reductions in GAD symptoms after treatment, supporting the idea that challenging inaccurate expectations helps in reducing anxiety.
  • Overall, the results suggest that correcting false predictions through therapy can significantly contribute to treatment effectiveness for GAD, as most worries tend to be false and addressing this mismatch leads to improvement.]
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横道誠
@macoto_y · X

【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://t.co/eNjlFVKgUi

May 18, 2025 · 45 likes · 11 shares · 9,193 followers View post →
Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC (she, her)
@DrErinHaugen · X

Did you know that most worries don't come true?

May 6, 2021 · 8 likes · 1 share · 1,813 followers View post →
CLaE
@leafs_s · X

Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment https://t.co/u13GPBrL69

Jul 28, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 28,160 followers View post →
Jim MacLeod
@JimMacLeod · X

Study: 91.4% of the things people worry about don’t end up happening. Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment - @ScienceDirect https://t.co/OhVoFDDxHt via @allen

Jun 13, 2021 · 2 likes · 4,198 followers View post →
Nancy Etcoff
@NancyEtcoff · X

A new study shows that likelihoods of worries coming true for those with generalized anxiety were much greater than actual likelihoods: most common untrue percentage was 100%. Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized A... https://t.co/XburMmqQUd

Oct 30, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,483 followers View post →
Luc LaFreniere
@LucLaFs66 · X

@qikipedia To give this a reference, this finding is from my recent study in the journal Behavior Therapy (LaFreniere & Newman, 2019): "Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment"

Aug 6, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 92 followers View post →

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@MentalHealth365 · X

Worries in GAD are wrong 91% of the time—challenging these false predictions can rewire your brain for calm. Tracking and disproving anxious thoughts drives powerful symptom relief through neuroplasticity. | Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized https://t.co/mAQslHEF8M

Aug 23, 2025 · 1,947 followers View post →
soma
@somasaiko · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 1,371 followers View post →
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@Yashhy_nokky · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 52 followers View post →
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@yukuyuku_0 · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 1,185 followers View post →
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RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 432 followers View post →
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@sh2sei · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 2,226 followers View post →
オンライン・アダルトチルドレン当事者研究会
@acrrrrro · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 2,236 followers View post →
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@asdadhds · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 3,503 followers View post →
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@hiromeau · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 891 followers View post →
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@finishko · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 1,757 followers View post →
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@macoto_1 · X

RT @macoto_y: 【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://…

May 18, 2025 · 11 shares · 5,789 followers View post →
横道誠
@macoto_y · X

【悪い予感が的中するのは1割以下？】全般性不安障害の患者29名が、10日にわたって心配事を記録し、毎晩オンラインで確認し、30日間の心配の結果を追跡した。主要な結果から、心配予測の91.4%が現実にならなかったことが明らかになった。 https://t.co/eNjlFVKgUi

May 18, 2025 · 45 likes · 11 shares · 9,193 followers View post →
El Paseo Maritimo
@elpaseomaritimo · X

"Primary results revealed that 91.4% of worry predictions did not come true." Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment https://t.co/gwe60seQp8

Feb 6, 2025 · 1,063 followers View post →
Boris Alexander Beissner
@boris_beissner · X

Source: LaFreniere, L. S., & Newman, M. G. (2019). Exposing worry's deceit: Percentage of untrue worries in generalized anxiety disorder treatment. Behavior Therapy. doi:10.1016/j.beth.2019.07. #anxiety #worry #mentalhealth #therapy #therapist #ampelis #research

Jul 20, 2024 · 1 like · 9,796 followers View post →
TamboRhythms
@TamboRhythms · X

According to research, 91.4 % of worries don’t come true ☺️❤️. “Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment” - ScienceDirect https://t.co/L72r6dtxHf #worry #anxiety #mentalhealth #stress #otdrummer https://t.co/kL0nrCMazW

Dec 31, 2021 · 1,374 followers View post →
Jim MacLeod
@JimMacLeod · X

Study: 91.4% of the things people worry about don’t end up happening. Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment - @ScienceDirect https://t.co/OhVoFDDxHt via @allen

Jun 13, 2021 · 2 likes · 4,198 followers View post →
Greenepsych
@sportpsych · X

RT @DrErinHaugen: Did you know that most worries don't come true?

May 7, 2021 · 1 share · 1,073 followers View post →
Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC (she, her)
@DrErinHaugen · X

Did you know that most worries don't come true?

May 6, 2021 · 8 likes · 1 share · 1,813 followers View post →
Aya Komuro
@ayakomuro · X

(PDF) Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment https://t.co/Q05zJl2hZV これかな

Mar 28, 2021 · 2,615 followers View post →
Eval Edu
@edueval17 · X

@JajaPhD @TheMaziOnwuka It's all fine by me, always good to get facts, check this out: Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment Author Lucas S.LaFreniere Michelle G.Newman

Mar 2, 2021 · 1 like · 721 followers View post →
Knut Mora
@knut_mora · X

@pati_gallardo The world may be neatly divided by whether people are horrified or not by a study saying 91% of worries of anxiety-sufferers do not not come true https://t.co/dusEWVtf8o

Apr 29, 2020 · 195 followers View post →
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@bloody_radioo · X

Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized A... https://t.co/HhZDol9pvS

Jan 21, 2020 · 1 like · 447 followers View post →
Moni Tabares
@monitabares · X

Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment https://t.co/PaGPXvTY7H

Dec 18, 2019 · 158 followers View post →
Ismael Dorado Psicólogo
@ismaeldoradoPS · X

El estudio "Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment", realizado por los psicólogos Lucas La Freniere y Michelle Newman de la University of Pennsylvania,… https://t.co/WpUmx3nVIT

Nov 21, 2019 · 1 like · 1,024 followers View post →
Dr Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald (same handle on bsky)
@claudiatfitz · X

RT @NancyEtcoff: A new study shows that likelihoods of worries coming true for those with generalized anxiety were much greater than actual…

Nov 1, 2019 · 1 share · 1,333 followers View post →
Nancy Etcoff
@NancyEtcoff · X

A new study shows that likelihoods of worries coming true for those with generalized anxiety were much greater than actual likelihoods: most common untrue percentage was 100%. Exposing Worry’s Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized A... https://t.co/XburMmqQUd

Oct 30, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,483 followers View post →
Luc LaFreniere
@LucLaFs66 · X

@qikipedia To give this a reference, this finding is from my recent study in the journal Behavior Therapy (LaFreniere & Newman, 2019): "Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment"

Aug 6, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 92 followers View post →
Rosaura Brisuela @roswitta.bsky.social
@Roswitamind · X

RT @leafs_s: Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment https://t.co/u13GPBrL69

Jul 28, 2019 · 1 share · 1,282 followers View post →
CLaE
@leafs_s · X

Exposing Worry's Deceit: Percentage of Untrue Worries in Generalized Anxiety Disorder Treatment https://t.co/u13GPBrL69

Jul 28, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 28,160 followers View post →