CONSCIOUSNESS IS BEYOND THE BRAIN
Anxiety isn’t a thinking problem—it’s a signaling problem. We’ve spent years correcting thoughts (cognitive distortions) while the nervous system stays on high alert.
Cognitive distortions matter (like catastrophizing) —but they’re the "tip of the iceberg". Beneath them, the Default Mode Network (DMN) is hijacked into prediction, the anterior cingulate hunts for errors, and the amygdala tags everyday life events as dangerous.
When this happens, you're not acting, you're REACTING. Overthinking is a symptom, it's not the problem.
Clarity doesn’t come from being aware you're catastrophizing. It comes from shifting neural networks. When you switch your attention to a full-body task like walking or drawing, you switch neural networks. You go from the DMN to the sensorimotor/SN. This unlocks the negative thought spirals and brings safety. Then your brain dances rhythmically and predictively through life no longer ruminating and overthinking.
