I definitely need a few days to let things settle. My mind is spinning quite a bit which is causing me to use a lot of cognitive distortions.
Yes - good idea. Whenever I feel this way, I use the "do nothing" approach - if I can help it. Sort of like letting the mind return to an equal baseline.
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Intellectually I can see this process happening in real-time, I recognize what is going on, yet I feel powerless to stop it.
The fact that you can step out of yourself enough to see it is a great sign. I am here too - sometimes I let my mind have the satisfaction of spinning a bit. Its a challenging habit to break - to stop completely. inevitably the spinning happens. But when I've had enough i say "stop - this is going nowhere" and I shut it down.
Doesn't work 100 percent of the time but its working more than it did. That might help you too.
