shit I do when I get anxious

Blowing bubbles: This is an S-tier coping skill honestly. My hands are occupied. Breathing in and out has a purpose. I watch the bubbles float away and pop! Going "Louis Theroux mode": Louis' awkwardness, curiosity, and dry wit is his superpower, especially during his early days. I have this particular strain of awkward - except I talk more instead of less. To prevent myself from rambling and oversharing, I use the phrase "I'm going Louis Theroux mode"1 instead of beating myself up for not properly listening. Logging > journaling: I do both, but they have different purposes for me. My log is a small lined notebook I carry around all the time. I chronicle the hard facts of a situation, while journaling is for pouring out how I feel. I also use logging when I have looping thoughts. MeGPT: Let's unlearn shame together. Recently, I've been looking in my journal at situations that really wounded me or echo an old pattern, and I've been answering them with information from my log. Hopecore:…