The Send Button Storm

Metaphorical Narrative

The finger hovers over “send.”
Shoulders tighten, stomach knots — the body prepares for battle.
Yet the battlefield is invisible, built of imagined replies.
The storm gathers, but never breaks.

Core Insight

This is fear of rejection vs. self-trust.
The anterior cingulate and amygdala spike as if danger is real.
We prescribe Emotional Allowing: let the surge crest, then fall.
When the storm passes without catastrophe, the brain rewrites its script.
Self-trust rises, proof that sending is safe.

Saturday Experiment

Before pressing “send,” pause.
Feel the tension fully. Don’t suppress it.
When it peaks, breathe out and click. Notice the calm that follows.

Sunday Reflection

How did the person prove that arousal fell without disaster?
What evidence of self-trust grew from the act of sending?