Wellness

Overthinking Antidote

Sort through overwhelming thoughts by breaking them down into feelings, facts, assumptions, and truth.
Useful when
  • You’re spiraling and need to ground yourself
  • You want to separate facts from assumptions
  • You’re facing a tough situation and need emotional clarity
About

This is a simple and effective tool for managing overwhelming thoughts and emotions.

It helps you walk through four steps:

1. Identifying what you're feeling

2. Describing the actual event that happened

3. Noticing the story you're telling yourself

4. Grounding yourself in the truth.

This process helps you reduce emotional intensity, gain clarity, and respond more thoughtfully when you're overthinking or feeling emotionally stuck.

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Useful when
  • You’re spiraling and need to ground yourself
  • You want to separate facts from assumptions
  • You’re facing a tough situation and need emotional clarity