“Something feels wrong, so something must be wrong.”

When your voice says:

“I feel alarmed, so something must be dangerous.”

“This dread is proof that something is wrong.”

Coach Lynn says:

That is emotional reasoning. Feelings are real signals, but they are not always reliable evidence of what is happening outside you.

Then you say:

Here’s what I need to do:

• Take one or more Composure Breaths to settle my body.
• Name the feeling: “I feel anxious,” “I feel alarmed,” or “I feel uneasy.”
• List the observable facts I actually have.
• Choose my next action from the facts, not from the alarm alone.

Coach Lynn says:

Feeling in danger doesn’t mean you are. When you turn down the fear, you can think clearly and move through the day with composure and steady focus.