What If I Got It Wrong - A 10-Minute Meditation for Self-Doubt, Anxiety and Overthinking

What If I Got It Wrong? — A 10-Minute Meditation for Self-Doubt, Anxiety and Overthinking

Self-doubt has a habit of showing up right after we've already chosen — not before. In this guided meditation for self-doubt, anxiety and overthinking, Martin Hewlett works directly with the second-guessing that follows a decision: replaying a message, a conversation, or a choice, and quietly asking "what if I made the wrong decision?" or "why can't I trust myself?"

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This episode draws on post-event rumination and intolerance of uncertainty — the anxious habit of replaying a decision looking for proof it was right — and moves the listener from "what if I got it wrong?" toward "I don't need certainty to move forward." Guided by a cyclic sighing breath (two breaths in through the nose, one long exhale out) to calm the nervous system before the affirmation work begins.

⏱️ Time Chapters

* 00:00 – The Question That Won't Let Go

* 00:48 – Welcome & Anchored

* 01:21 – Naming Self-Doubt and Decision Anxiety

* 02:56 – Breathing Together

* 03:52 – Working With the Thought