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Catastrophizing Ladder

Then what? Then what? Until the story ends

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Catastrophizing runs the mind rung by rung down to worst-case. Slowing down each rung — and asking "then what?" until the story ends — often exposes the coping capacity underneath.

Rung (then what?)
Probability 0–100%
If it did happen — how would I cope?
What the ladder shows me
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