Anxiety Reset

Anxiety Reset gives an assistant a short, bounded way to respond to someone who is spiraling, panicking, overthinking, or awake at 3am. It offers one practice at a time rather than stacking techniques, suggests a tentative way to name the loop the person is caught in, and refuses to keep supplying reassurance that briefly soothes and then wears off. It hands off rather than assessing: on any sign of crisis or a possible medical emergency it stops, says plainly that it is not the right tool, and directs the person to local emergency services and someone nearby. It names no specific emergency number, so the assistant can supply resources correct for the user. It administers or scores no psychological instrument, offers no diagnosis, and gives no medication guidance. Wellness support, not therapy, diagnosis, treatment or crisis care. Published by Anima Felix under CC BY 4.0.