If This Is Not Helping

Use this when advice, tools, or conversations are making things feel worse.

Pause

You are allowed to stop trying.

Nothing needs fixed in this moment.

Check what’s happening

Ask yourself gently:

Is this making me calmer or more tense?
Is this helping me feel clearer or more confused?

If it is not helping, that matters.

Give yourself permission

You are allowed to:

• step away from a tool
• stop reading
• leave a conversation
• pause a practice

Something not helping does not mean you are failing.

Choose a simpler option

You might choose to:

• rest
• drink water
• move your body gently
• do something ordinary and grounding
• talk to someone you trust

Sometimes less is more.

Close

You do not need to force progress.

Stopping is allowed.

You can return to the Reflections page at any time.