🌱 When It Feels Like the World Is Watching Me

A free Love Loops™ worksheet for moments of fear, self-consciousness, or perceived threat

💬 You’re not crazy. You’re overstimulated.

When the nervous system is flooded with fear, the mind can start weaving stories:
“Everyone’s looking at me.”
“They’re recording me.”
“Something’s off — I can feel it.”

If you’ve ever had those thoughts, you’re not alone. Many recovering humans — especially those with trauma, anxiety, or narcissistic adaptations — experience moments when ordinary events feel personal or threatening. This worksheet helps you step out of that spiral and back into calm, grounded connection.

💞 Why This Worksheet Exists

At the heart of every Love Loop™ is a simple shift: from fear loops that isolate us to love loops that reconnect us.

When we misread safety cues, our body goes into defense mode — muscles tighten, perception narrows, and our brain fills in the blanks with stories of danger. The When It Feels Like the World Is Watching Me worksheet guides you through that moment with compassion and curiosity rather than shame or argument.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Slow your body’s threat response

  • Separate emotion from evidence

  • Re-anchor yourself in shared reality

  • Rebuild empathy for yourself and others

✍️ What’s Inside

This gentle, therapist-designed PDF includes:

  • The Three-Column Check: a quick way to tell what you perceived, what you know for sure, and what else could be true

  • Body-Reality Check-In: five grounding questions that bring you back into your body

  • Fear-to-Love Reframes: short scripts that transform anxious thoughts into compassionate perspective

  • Daily Affirmation: a reminder that you don’t have to be the center to matter

🌤 For Whom

This worksheet is for anyone who:

  • Feels watched, followed, or judged more than feels reasonable

  • Has lived with narcissistic or traumatic environments that made them hyper-aware of others

  • Wants to reclaim peace, safety, and trust in ordinary moments

Therapists and coaches may also use it as a guided handout for clients working through projection, hyper-vigilance, or self-referential anxiety.

🧠 A Note from Darren Elliott, RP

“Sometimes our fear looks like certainty.
This worksheet isn’t about proving you wrong — it’s about helping your body feel safe enough to see clearly again.”

🖱️ Download Your Free Worksheet

[Download the PDF (10-minute exercise)]