anxiety self-management · 6 min

Evening look-back

Evening look-back offers one bounded practice step without promising a particular feeling or outcome.

Use when: need steadiness, work pressure

How the practice works

1. Read the frame This comes from practitioner tradition rather than clinical trials. People often find it useful. That isn't the same as evidence that it works. This is non-punitive. If review becomes rumination, stop and orient to the room. Do not use after 23:00.
2. Name the situation Name one specific present situation without unnecessary identifying details.
3. Record what you notice What is one honest observation or next behaviour you choose?

Primary source: Origin: Stoic philosophy · Limited or mixed research