- Focus on my breathing.
- Search my environment for things to label.
- Tell myself that I will revisit the thoughts at a more appropriate time.
- Ask myself if it will benefit me to think about things that I can't change... If the answer is no, then I redirect my thoughts to what will benefit me. I think to myself, "What WILL benefit me right now?"
- Ask myself what I CAN change or do differently in the future to avoid being in situations that cause me anxiety.
- Replace negative thoughts with positive ones.
- Speak to myself out loud, asking questions and commenting on what is going on internally.
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