What to Do When Thinking/Feeling Overwhelmed

Let’s see … what happened yesterday.  Hmm, we were working on an old familiar analogy we’d used that is helpful to us.  We keep an extra imaginary filing cabinet for our thoughts and feelings.  I know it might seem a little strange … but not really.
 
First you write your thoughts out on documents (mentally or on index cards, sticky pads, or small scrap paper).  For each thought write one document.  Be detailed or vague.  Then sort these documents in files folders that you label.  This file is for Wednesday’s thoughts, this file’s for anger, or this file’s for my daughter, etc.

Each thought is its own document and you can put as many documents into a file as is necessary.  You can also have a miscellaneous file.  The files go in one of the cabinet’s drawers.  You might want a drawer for home, work, in between or something different.
 
Thing is you and only you are in control of this file.  No one else has keys.  You make the choices.  You can either create new documents, or open up a file and sort through documents putting them in order, or you can look over and revise one particular document which would create more documents.  If you no longer need a document … choose to throw it away.
 
Practice control over individual files.  Open files, close files.  Take out just one, or many.  When you are done thinking or processing your files, redirect your attention to something safe and comforting, such as a cup of tea, a warm blanket, or a favorite movie.  Choose options including when and where to explore and when to simply walk away and forget.

Am I being weird again?