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Oct 22
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How to get out of the thought spiral (in...

Alyssa Zander
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Do you ever notice how one small trigger can send you into a full-blown spiral? Maybe your partner takes too long to text back, or a conflict makes you think the relationship is doomed and suddenly you’re catastrophizing, overthinking, or blaming yourself. In this episode of Codependency Alchemy, I walk you through my 3-step “Stop the Spiral” framework (Root, Regulate, Redirect) to help you come back to your body when your nervous system gets hijacked. We’ll explore common thought spirals like fear of abandonment, self-blame, and overthinking, and I’ll share how to re-center with compassion instead of control.

This episode is for you if:

* You find yourself stuck in anxious or intrusive thought loops.

* You panic when there’s space or silence in your relationship.

* You replay conversations, wondering if you said the “wrong thing.”

* You want to feel calm and grounded instead of consumed by fear.

I know now that spiraling is actually just my body asking for safety. When you pause to root into what’s actually happening, regulate your nervous system, and redirect your energy back to yourself, you stop trying to fix the fear and start learning from it.

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