Original Advice
“DONT: Don’t text-bomb to soothe anxiety.”
Stop Feeding The Notification Monster
Every panicked message says the same thing: validate me now. You flood their screen to dam a feeling inside you. It doesn’t work. It never did. The more you chase, the smaller you feel. The more you insist, the farther they drift. Stop confusing urgency with intimacy. Sit with the itch. Don’t scratch. Power returns when your thumbs go still.
You think more words will close the gap. They widen it. Rapid-fire texts turn you into static. People hear need, not you. The phone rewards you with pings, not peace. You teach others to answer alarms, not meet you. Crave connection? Build tolerances. Take two minutes before any send. Breathe once for each hurt. Choose one clear message. Then wait.
Cosmic Context
You are lunar: tides move with rhythm, not desperation. Guard your shoreline; let the wave pull back before you reach again.
Action
──────Set a 20-minute timer; send one clear message, then stop.
✨ You are allowed to be loved without constant confirmation. ✨