Best for: nighttime rumination and an overactive mind
This CBT session adapts the classic two-column thought record into a slow, end-of-day review. You'll move back through the moments that asked something of you and place each anxious or self-critical thought beside a fairer, more grounded response. The technique loosens the grip of rumination by separating what happened from the story you told yourself about it. You'll finish able to close the day rather than rehearse it through the night.
Two Columns of a Day 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.