Coaching practices for How to Let Go of Worry

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• There are things I rehearse over and over that I simply cannot do anything about, and I keep treating "let it go" like a switch I should be able to flip once and get frustrated when the worry comes right back
• The worrying never clocks out
• A worry barges in mid-task and screams that it’s urgent, that I have to deal with it this second
• A worry pops up in the middle of something I’m trying to do and I feel like I have to deal with it right this second or I’ll lose it forever
• When I try to just shove a worry out of my head it comes roaring back twice as loud, so fighting it clearly doesn’t work

Practices that may help

1. Practice letting unsolvable worries be
   For worries you cannot act on, build the skill of acknowledging and releasing rather than rehearsing.
   Worry Postponement, Made Practical
2. Contain worry with a scheduled worry period
   Assign worry a 20-minute daily window — and redirect it there the rest of the day.
   Accepting Uncertainty: The Core Skill in CBT for GAD
3. Note the worry and defer it
   When a worry arises off-schedule, jot it down and postpone it to the window — don’t engage now.
   Worry Postponement, Made Practical
4. Contain worry in a designated worry period
   Defer non-urgent worry to a fixed 20-minute window later in the day.
   The Worry Tree
5. Postpone the thought — do not suppress it
   Schedule worry to a fixed window later; until then, watch the urge to engage without acting on it.
   Detached Mindfulness, Made Practical
6. Separate solvable worries from unsolvable ones
   Triage each worry into "act on it" or "let it go," and treat each kind differently.
   Worry Postponement, Made Practical
7. The Worry Log: Capturing and Categorizing Worries
   Write down each worry as it arises, then categorize it as solvable or hypothetical before the worry window.
   Worry Time: Containing Anxiety With Scheduled Worry
8. Scheduling the Worry Window
   Set a fixed daily 15–30 minute period for worry, and let yourself worry freely only during that time.
   Worry Time: Containing Anxiety With Scheduled Worry
9. Worry stimulus control: confine worry to a designated time
   Schedule a 20-minute daily "worry period" and postpone all worry outside it.
   Worry Exposure, Made Practical
10. Productive Problem-Solving vs. Worry
    Distinguish solvable worries — which need a plan — from hypothetical ones — which need acceptance or defusion.
    Worry Time: Containing Anxiety With Scheduled Worry

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