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Translate Anxiety Into a Checklist of Real vs Imagined Risks
You are anxious about a situation but the worry is vague and everywhere at once. This dumps everything you are fretting about onto the page, then sorts each item into fact, likely, unlikely, or worst-case you are treating as certain. The fog turns into a list you can actually act on, with the imagined risks separated from the real ones.
<context> You are feeling anxious about [describe the situation]. The anxiety is general rather than attached to any one specific thing. You want to separate the real concerns from the noise. </context> <task> 1. List everything you are worried about in this situation, without filtering or editing 2. For each item, ask: is this a fact, a likely possibility, an unlikely possibility, or a worst-case scenario I am treating as likely? 3. Classify each item and set aside anything that is unlikely or unfalsifiable 4. For what remains as real or likely: identify one action per item that reduces the risk or prepares you to handle it </task> <output_format> - Raw worry list: bulleted, unfiltered - Classification table: worry, classification, action if real - Summary: one sentence on what the anxiety is really about after the noise is removed - Length: 200 to 300 words - Tone: methodical and calm </output_format>
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