Anxiety often comes from trying to control the future early. It can warn you about risk, but when it overheats, it narrows the present.
Common signs
- You replay worst-case scenarios
- Your body tightens or your chest feels heavy
- You keep wanting more certainty
How to write it down
- Separate confirmed facts from imagined outcomes
- Write one action within your control
- Move non-urgent worries to tomorrow
Prompts to try now
What possibility did my anxiety react to more than the facts today?