Best for: catastrophic thinking and anxious what-ifs
Catastrophic thoughts tend to stop dead at the worst frame — the moment of impact — and replay there endlessly without ever resolving. In this session you'll practise the CBT decatastrophising technique of asking 'and then what happens?', deliberately following the feared thought past its frozen point and into the realistic next steps that always come after. By letting the story run to completion rather than slamming shut on the worst moment, you teach the mind that even feared outcomes have an afterwards. You'll leave with a practical tool for loosening the loop of anxious what-ifs.
And Then What Happens is a guided audio session from Salūs Rooms — part of the CBT collection.
Salūs Rooms is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS, Android and web — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial.