“I need to check it one more time.”

When your voice says:

“I already reviewed it, but I need to look again.”

“One more check and I’ll finally feel sure.”

Coach Lynn says:

The relief from checking teaches your mind to demand more checking. The way out is not perfect certainty. It is practicing a reasonable stopping point.

Then you say:

Here’s what I need to do:

• Take one or more Composure Breaths to settle my body.
• Decide in advance how many reviews this task gets.
• Review only to that limit.
• Stop when I reach the limit, even if some uncertainty remains.

Coach Lynn says:

Confidence grows every time you practice stopping. When you trust your limit instead of the urge to check again, you reclaim your time and learn that reasonable really is enough.