Regret Reset

“I ruined everything.”

“I destroyed it all.”

When your voice says:

“I destroyed it all.”

“Nothing can be fixed now.”

Coach Lynn says:

This is catastrophizing and global self-blame. Something may have been harmed without everything being destroyed.

Then you say:

Here’s what I need to do:

Take one or more Composure Breaths to settle my body.
Describe the specific effect of what happened.
Separate that effect from the total story.
Identify one repair, acceptance, or next step.

Coach Lynn says:

A painful chapter isn’t your whole story. When you keep the lesson and release the pain, you can move forward wiser without carrying yesterday’s sting.

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