Health Tip: Put a Sock in It—Literally

When your brain won’t stop talking, sometimes the best strategy is to throw something soft at it. Like a sock. Or better yet, find one missing its partner and give it a second life—on your hand.

Tip: Do something absurd on purpose. Put a sock puppet on your hand and narrate your thoughts like a character. This flips the script on anxious thinking and recruits humor and detachment—a comedic breakup with stress.