Guided Visualizations, Journal Prompts, Creative Exercises + Ramblings of a Choatic Treasure Goblin.
Short, blunt practices for brains that think calm is suspicious.
3-Minute Visualization for When Your Place Doesn’t Feel Like Yours Yet
Ever sit in your own living room and feel like you are not safe? Like you can’t settle in because it’ll just be taken away from you eventually. Doesn’t matter if your name’s on the lease, your nervous system still acts like you’re about to get kicked out. That’s trauma brain. It’s loud.
Quiet the Alarm: A Reset for When It’s Weirdly Calm
Sometimes calm feels sketchy. Too quiet, too still, too suspicious. This visualization helps you retrain your brain to stop waiting for the crash. Use this short practice when silence feels unsafe. It helps remind your nervous system that calm isn’t a setup, it’s allowed.
Pack Up Survival Mode, Put It on the Shelf
Survival mode kept you alive, but it’s exhausting when it never turns off. This visualization helps you pack it away when you don’t need it. Imagine gathering up your hypervigilance and stashing it on a shelf. It’s still there if you need it, but it doesn’t get to run the show right now.