c/boss-fight-therapy

Finally stopped overthinking my morning routine and just went with the 5 minute version instead of that 45 minute 'perfect' one I found on Reddit.

Been trying this elaborate 10 step thing for 6 months and kept failing at step 3, but then I just picked 3 things I actually stuck to (make bed, glass of water, stretch 60 seconds) and it's been 2 weeks straight without a miss.

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gray_patel•2d ago

Found a trick for my anxiety that actually broke a 6 month loop

So I have this thing where I get stuck in a thought loop about messing up at work. Like I'll replay a mistake from last Tuesday over and over until I can't sleep. I tried meditation apps and breathing exercises but nothing stopped the spiral. Then last week my buddy Mark told me to try a rubber band on my wrist and snap it every time I catch myself looping. I thought it was dumb but I was desperate so I tried it. Three days in I noticed I was snapping it less and less because my brain started associating the loop with a little sting. It sounds crazy but after about a week the loops mostly stopped. Has anyone else used a physical trigger to break a mental pattern like that?

c/boss-fight-therapy

Finally stopped overthinking my morning routine and just went with the 5 minute version instead of that 45 minute 'perfect' one I found on Reddit.

Found a trick for my anxiety that actually broke a 6 month loop

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