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'Pretend flush' tip offered for beating performance anxiety
Original: A hot tip to battle performance anxiety? ‘Pretend flush’ a mistake down the toilet
Mental health coverage is highlighting an unusual coping technique for performance anxiety: mentally 'flushing' a mistake down the toilet, imagining the error washing away so it does not derail the rest of a performance. The visualisation trick is pitched as a quick reset for musicians, athletes and speakers who ruminate on slip-ups in the moment. Commenters are debating whether the quirky imagery genuinely helps or trivialises anxiety.
Why now: The unusual imagery of the tip makes it shareable and taps into ongoing interest in practical mental health hacks.
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