What’s going on?
Anxiety
Anxiety can make a possibility feel like it is already happening.
Why it can feel this way
Your alarm system is trying to protect you, but it can react before the thinking part of your brain catches up.
Try this now
Press both feet into the floor. Breathe out a little longer than you breathe in, five times.
How to say it
“My worry has been hard to turn off. I’d like help figuring out what support could look like.”
When to get more help
Tell a trusted adult or qualified professional when this keeps coming back, changes sleep or school, or feels too heavy to manage alone.