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Pretend flush: a mental trick for performance anxiety
Original: A hot tip to battle performance anxiety? 'Pretend flush' a mistake down the toilet https://www.npr.org/2026/10/03/nx-s1-
NPR highlights a coping technique for performance anxiety in which people mentally 'flush' their mistakes away, imagining them going down a toilet. The idea is that visualizing errors being discarded helps performers move on quickly instead of ruminating, keeping focus on the next task. Mental health writers are sharing the tip as a simple, memorable tool for handling nerves and self-criticism under pressure.
Why now: The vivid 'pretend flush' imagery makes it a shareable mental health coping tip.
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- A hot tip to battle performance anxiety? 'Pretend flush' a mistake down the toilet https://www.npr.org/2026/10/03/nx-s1-5989391/a-hot-tip-to-battle-performance-anxiety-pretend-flush-a-mistake-down-the-toilet # MentalHealth # Psychology # CopingSkills · npr_news@robot.villas · 3
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