Coaching practices for Set Down Worries

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• 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
• The same handful of worries just cycle in my head on a loop, recurring because they never actually get pinned down
• Worry has colonized my whole day
• The worrying never clocks out

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. Contain worry in a designated worry period
   Defer non-urgent worry to a fixed 20-minute window later in the day.
   The Worry Tree
3. 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
4. Schedule a fixed worry window
   Set one short, consistent appointment each day that is the only sanctioned time to worry.
   Worry Postponement, Made Practical
5. 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
6. The Pre-Sleep Worry Buffer
   Use a 10-minute afternoon or early evening worry review to protect sleep from nighttime rumination.
   Worry Time: Containing Anxiety With Scheduled Worry
7. 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
8. 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
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. Convert worry into a concrete plan
    For actionable worries, replace the loop with a specific if-then plan.
    Worry Postponement, Made Practical

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