When catastrophic thinking gets in the way
Of your life, your functioning from day to day
When the worst possible outcomes come to your mind
With every piece of negative news you find
Your pulse quickening, your breath getting shallow
As you play in your head the most horrific scenario
How do you lower yourself from the stratosphere
Of irrational thinking, into a more rational atmosphere?
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From the sinkhole of your thoughts, you have to ascend
And direct your unwavering, laser-sharp focus on the present
Because you need to react to circumstances as they are
Follow your line of sight, not delve into a tunnel far
Focus on the present, and try to take
The next best step, think of the move you need to make
To solve a problem in the moment before you
When you are present in the moment, it is easier to
Forget about hypothetical horrors that in the future lie
You cannot predict tomorrow, no matter how hard you try..
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If this seems too preachy, let me clarify
This advice is for myself when I
Get carried away in catastrophic thinking
To pull myself up from the hole in which I’m sinking
Passion...unbridled 