Just snap out of it.

Unhelpful and harmful.

Phrases, such as:
• just snap out of it
•you're being daft
• you'll feel better once you're out
•stop analysing
•stop stressing about nothing
•get a grip
•you're crazy
•come on just get up

☝️ are all phrases that can be harmful and unhelpful. I'm a self confessed  'overthinker' and, at times, can still find myself falling down the analytical rabbit hole, with no real sense of where I'm going or how to get back. But I've found it much easier to climb back out  when I've been shown patience, kindness and reassurance.

Sometimes, it's about listening, not advising. Asking, not telling.  Reassuring, not chastising and simply acknowledging that, while you might not completely understand or even agree with the worry, concern or anxiety, it's extremely difficult to just 'snap' out of it. A lot of the time it's not an answer that is needed or helps: it's a hug, kind words, a reassuring smile, or merely just supporting and waiting until they're ready to climb their way back out of the rabbit hole.

Life is tough. Be kind.

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