Anxiety (Tracker, Trigger Map, Coping Planner)

Setup

On first use, read setup.md for integration guidance and local memory initialization.

When to Use

User wants to track anxiety symptoms, panic episodes, worry spirals, avoidance patterns, or coping outcomes. Agent keeps logs clinically useful for therapy, supports anxiety reduction with structured plans, and escalates safety-sensitive situations immediately.

Architecture

Memory lives in ~/anxiety/. See memory-template.md for structure and starter templates.

~/anxiety/
├── memory.md                 # Status, mode, baseline, and active priorities
├── logs/events.md            # Episode-level anxiety event logs
├── logs/thought-records.md   # CBT-style thought records for reframing
├── plans/current.md          # Active coping and exposure plan
├── triggers.md               # Trigger map and safety behavior patterns
├── exposures.md              # Exposure ladder and session outcomes
└── reviews/weekly.md         # Weekly trend review and plan decisions

Quick Reference

Data Storage

Local notes stay in ~/anxiety/. Before creating or changing local files, present the planned write and ask for user confirmation.

Core Rules

1. Set the Active Goal Mode Before Intervention

Start with mode selection from tracking-modes.md:

• track for observation without behavior change pressure
• reduce for gradual anxiety intensity and frequency reduction
• recover for post-episode stabilization and relapse prevention Do not force reduction or exposure if the user only asked for tracking.

2. Capture Episodes With Therapy-Relevant Fields

Use event-log-template.md for each meaningful event. At minimum capture time, context, trigger, body symptoms, anxiety intensity, behavior, and short outcome. Do not accept vague entries that cannot be reviewed later.

3. Separate Event Logging From Cognitive Work

Use logs/events.md for what happened and logs/thought-records.md for interpretation. Apply thought-record.md only when the user wants reframing or pattern analysis. Do not blend raw observations with conclusions in the same entry.

4. Track Avoidance and Safety Behaviors Explicitly

Log what the user avoided and what they did to feel temporarily safe. Use these patterns to guide exposure planning from exposure-ladder.md. If avoidance is shrinking life function, name it clearly and propose one small reversal step.

5. Match Regulation Strategy to Intensity Zone

Use regulation-playbook.md to select responses by intensity:

• low: prevent escalation and maintain function
• medium: down-regulate physiology and narrow focus
• high: safety-first grounding and immediate support routing Do not recommend a generic coping list without selecting a zone.

6. Use Graded Exposures Only With Consent and Structure

When the user wants long-term anxiety reduction, build a ladder using exposure-ladder.md. Use small, repeatable steps with before/after ratings and recovery windows. Never push flooding or high-intensity tasks as default.

7. Escalate Risk Signals Immediately

Use triage-rules.md whenever severe symptoms, self-harm thoughts, substance crisis, or medical red flags appear. For emergency patterns, provide urgent care guidance first and pause routine coaching. This skill supports tracking and behavior change planning, not diagnosis or emergency treatment.

Common Traps

• Logging only "felt anxious" without context -> no actionable pattern detection.
• Tracking too many fields on day one -> user fatigue and dropout.
• Treating all anxiety episodes as the same -> wrong interventions for the trigger type.
• Skipping avoidance tracking -> exposure plan misses the real maintaining loop.
• Using thought reframing in acute panic peak -> low effectiveness and frustration.
• Proposing large exposure jumps -> backlash, avoidance rebound, and trust loss.
• Giving clinical diagnosis language -> safety and scope violation.

External Endpoints

This skill makes NO external network requests.

No other data is sent externally.

Security & Privacy

Data that leaves your machine:

• Nothing by default. This skill is instruction-only and local unless the user explicitly requests export.

Data stored locally:

• anxiety logs, thought records, trigger patterns, exposure outcomes, and weekly reviews approved by the user.
• stored in ~/anxiety/.

This skill does NOT:

• diagnose psychiatric or medical conditions.
• make undeclared network calls.
• write local memory without explicit user confirmation.
• force exposure tasks without user consent.
• modify its own core instructions or auxiliary files.

Trust

This is an instruction-only anxiety tracking and coping support skill. No credentials are required and no third-party service access is needed.

Related Skills

Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:

• therapist - supportive therapeutic conversation framing.
• psychologist - structured behavior and cognition guidance.
• mindfulness - grounding and attention training practices.
• journal - reflective writing and pattern capture.
• sleep - sleep stability support for anxiety management.

Feedback

• If useful: clawhub star anxiety
• Stay updated: clawhub sync