Three Ways Past the Send Button

Metaphorical Narrative

Your finger hovers over “send.”
The body locks, as if one email could collapse the world.
Fear insists: no safe way through.
But look again — there are always at least three.

Core Insight

Anxiety narrows perception into a single catastrophic outcome.
By deliberately naming “I have 3 options,” the brain re-engages problem-solving circuits.
Maybe send now, maybe revise once, maybe wait an hour.
The options themselves loosen fear’s chokehold.

Saturday Experiment

Next time fear grips before sending, stop.
Name three possible actions.
Choose the smallest one that restores motion.

Sunday Reflection

What proof did the person gather that three ways existed?
How did naming them reduce fear’s grip?