This is quite a sensible and measured article about using using self talk to regulate difficult emotions. "In other words, the simple act of naming an emotion, rather than trying to think your way around it or push it away, appears to be associated with a calmer amygdala response." "... how people frame their internal dialogue, specifically, whether they use first-person language (“I feel anxious”) or shift to using their own name or “you” (“Kate, you’re feeling anxious right now”). This shift is known as distanced self-talk, " " distanced self-talk appears to support emotion regulation through a different pathway than effortful cognitive control, which may be part of why it can feel easier to access under stress than trying to consciously reason yourself out of a feeling." https://www.katebartlett.com.au/articles/self-talk-nervous-system #ActuallyAutistic #Anxiety