You do not exit a spiral by completing every thought inside it.

You exit by stopping the loop.

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What changes

At first, you try to think your way out.

Eventually, something becomes clear:

Thinking is not the exit.

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What helps

Interrupt the pattern.

This aligns with cognitive behavioural techniques, which focus on changing engagement with thoughts rather than eliminating them.

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Takeaway

You don’t need to solve every thought.

You need to stop following all of them.