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Worksheet Sheet Worry and overthinking

Checking and Asking Again

For when the only thing that quiets a worry is checking it or asking one more time.

Purpose: For when the only thing that quiets a worry is checking it or asking one more time.

When to use: Use this after a day with a lot of checking, looking up, or asking.

Worksheet prompts

  1. What do you find yourself checking or asking about?
  2. What does the relief feel like, and how long does it last?
  3. What is the checking costing you – time, sleep, other people's patience?
  4. Pick one check to put off by ten minutes this week. Which one?

Ten minutes is not forever. It is long enough to learn the worry can fade on its own.