The Nuance

A Simple Insight to Help Worriers Rein in Anxious Thoughts

Teaching an anxious brain to picture happier scenes or scenarios helps against the inner dialogues that fuel daily anxieties

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readNov 19, 2020

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Illustration: Kieran Blakey

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.