Put it Away for Now
A guided exercise to help you mentally set down a call, image, conversation, or stressful moment that keeps replaying in your head. This is not about ignoring it forever. It is about creating enough space to move through the rest of your day without carrying it every second.
Best used: after a difficult call, tense interaction, disturbing image, argument, or anytime your mind keeps pulling you back into something you cannot stop replaying.
Before You Press Play
1. Sit somewhere quiet if possible.
2. Put both feet on the floor.
3. Take one slow breath before starting.
4. You do not need to solve or process everything right now.
5. The goal is not to erase the memory. The goal is to set it down temporarily.
6. Press play and follow the exercise.
After the Exercise
You may notice the memory, stress, or tension is still there, but it may feel a little less front-and-center. The goal is not to pretend it never happened. The goal is creating enough separation to function, recover, and move forward with more control.
What this helps with
Interrupt the replay
Helps create distance from thoughts, images, or moments that keep looping in your head.
Reduce mental overload
Gives your mind permission to temporarily set something down instead of carrying it nonstop.
Refocus your attention
Helps bring your attention back to the present moment and the next thing in front of you.