A worry interrupts your day. You write it down, schedule a 15‑minute worry window later, and re‑engage with what you were doing. The worry is acknowledged, not suppressed — just deferred to a better time.
Worry that intrudes every 20 minutes doesn't allow work, rest, or presence. Deferring to a single window keeps the worry alive in your memory (which prevents the "I forgot something" loop) while returning your day to you.
After your scheduled window: was the worry still alive, or had it dissolved? Either is fine. If it dissolved, that's the data — most worries lose intensity when removed from the in‑the‑moment context. If it's still alive, run the Worry Tree Brancher to break it down.
Worry Time doesn't work for acute anxiety (a panic attack right now) or for worries that are actually problem‑solving tasks in disguise. If the worry is "did I pay the rent?" — pay it. If it's "what if my friend is angry at me for something I can't name?" — schedule it.
Probably — that's the design. It comes back, you say "I have a slot for that at 4pm," and you return to the present. Each round, the loop loses a little force.
Set a phone reminder. The anchor phrase you write here is a backup.
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