Some versions of CBT for anxiety and DBT for borderline also seem to just be basic coping skills about getting some distance from your emotions. I think it’s likely that these have some small effects (I know a study above found no effect for CBT on anxiety, but it was by a notorious partisan of psychoanalysis and I will temporarily defy the data).
I’m less confident of that now, but it’s still a great deal better than nothing (and I think it’s probably better than psychoanalysis at teaching coping skills for this sort of anxiety).
I also think that the technique I suggested can improve the accuracy of your predictions, which is a good thing independently of whether it improves anxiety or not.
Also, from Scott’s post:
Do you still believe that “CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) has a strong evidence base”?
I’m less confident of that now, but it’s still a great deal better than nothing (and I think it’s probably better than psychoanalysis at teaching coping skills for this sort of anxiety).
I also think that the technique I suggested can improve the accuracy of your predictions, which is a good thing independently of whether it improves anxiety or not.