Not having a good day

[firecat]

When I get stressed in certain ways then I start getting a zillion messages per minute running through my head, all of which have the words "YOU SHOULD" in them.

If this happens to you too, how do you turn it off?


(There's no emergency. I just want to fix a bunch of things that I am not in a position to fix, although I might be able to influence them.)

Comments

[tiger_spot]

I make a list of the things I can do and figure out when I can do them, sometimes writing them on the calendar.

Yes, I find to-do lists and schedules very helpful in that kind of state. Even if whatever's running through my head isn't something I can do, writing it down often helps. Getting repetitive thoughts on paper gets them out of my head.