Now that you’ve seen NICER in practice, let’s look at how you can use it in your everyday life when you’re caught up in overthinking. NOTICE. Notice that your mind started anxiously spiraling. Notice that you got lost in an imaginary conversation. Notice that you just took a one-way trip to a worst-case scenario. That’s it, just notice that your mind went there. No need to add an extra layer of self-judgment for having the thought. Just notice that your mind was thinking. INVITE. Invite this inner experience to stay just for a second like an old friend; allow it to exist. This isn’t to say
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