Hey Shortstop, good to hear from you and congrats on your sober time. I used to get stuck in those loops too - one thing that helps me is to try and think of myself as an outside observer and try to break the cycle. Or pretend you are observing someone and think of what you might say to help. One of my "Loops" i used to get caught up in related to my health anxiety was going down endless wormholes with Dr. Google and diagnosing myself with all kinds of ailments. Stepping back and looking at the ridiculousness of the whole thing could sometimes help snap me out of it.