I’ll also just stop and describe what’s actually happening in the physical world right now, like say to myself “I’m standing in a parking lot under a tree” or “I’m washing dishes and listening to video game music” you can just keep adding context like “it’s a bright day in summer of 2026 in City, Province in the northern hemisphere of the planet Earth.”
I find it helps get me out of the tangle of my thought and back into my body in the world, which feels so much simpler than the mental world.
I’ll also just stop and describe what’s actually happening in the physical world right now, like say to myself “I’m standing in a parking lot under a tree” or “I’m washing dishes and listening to video game music” you can just keep adding context like “it’s a bright day in summer of 2026 in City, Province in the northern hemisphere of the planet Earth.”
I find it helps get me out of the tangle of my thought and back into my body in the world, which feels so much simpler than the mental world.