You finally get a quiet moment, and your mind starts replaying a conversation or planning for everything that might go wrong tomorrow. It can be frustrating to feel wide awake when all you want is a little rest.
Give the worry a place to land
Try writing one sentence about what’s on your mind. If there’s a practical next step, name it and decide when you’ll revisit it. “I’ll send that email after breakfast” gives you something concrete to return to. If there’s no action you can take tonight, you can set the note aside and come back to it tomorrow.
Notice when worry changes your plans
It may help to pay attention to what you put off, overprepare for, or replay afterward. Bring one recent example to therapy if you’d like. It can give us a place to begin talking about what makes those moments difficult and what you’d like to do differently.
Support from Juniper Path Counseling
Britta Hadden, LCSW, offers adult anxiety therapy for adults in Rifle and online across Colorado. If you’d like to talk about what’s happening in your life, book through Headway for insurance or private pay.