Catastrophic thinking can turn one worry into an endless ladder of worse outcomes. Follow a specific fear rung by rung until it reaches its real ceiling, then ask what you would do if the worst arrived. Naming the whole chain makes vague dread finite, revealing the ordinary morning — and the still-capable you — on the far side.

A gentle storyteller who turns a night into quiet scenes — where the point is the drift, not the ending.
Catastrophe Ladder is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the CBT collection, narrated by Daniela Rosso.
Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.