REPOSE · The Silent Thief

You finished the book. Here is what comes next.

Before You Close the Book

The book ends here. The road doesn’t. The six small things below help you keep going, and help REPOSE reach the people who need it.

The Silent Thief, by Noah Nguyen

  1. Send the book to people you love

    Family, friends, colleagues who are worrying but haven’t said so. People carrying the silent thief rarely find the way out on their own. They need someone to send it to them.

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  2. Share the book on social media

    A Facebook post, a TikTok video, a few lines on Instagram or Threads. Somewhere, someone sinking in anxiety will scroll past exactly your post. Tag #REPOSEmethod and #TheSilentThief so people looking for a way out can find it.

    • #REPOSEmethod
    • #TheSilentThief
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    Share REPOSE

    Know someone carrying a silent thief? Send them the one-page REPOSE guide. It is free, and they don't need the book to use it.

    Everything in the REPOSE share kit is free to use in your own posts, videos and podcasts. Just mention The Silent Thief or REPOSE.

    Inside: the one-page guide, the six steps as one image, quote images, the book cover, and a short introduction to the book.

    Made something about REPOSE? Tag #REPOSEmethod. We'd love to see it. If you received a free copy of the book, please say so in your post.

    REPOSE is a practice to use alongside professional help. If you or someone you are sharing this with is in danger, call your local emergency number or visit reposemethod.com/en/help.

    — REPOSE

    REPOSE share kit

    The one-page guide
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    The six steps as one image
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    Quote images · 20

    The book cover
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    A short introduction to the book

    The Silent Thief is a short book about anxiety and the depression it can lead to. It offers REPOSE, six steps to set a worry down: Recognize, Examine, Price, Outline, Set a course or Set down, Ease. Read it in an evening. Use it for the rest of your life.

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  3. Write a few lines of review

    On the page where you bought the book, such as Amazon. People who are worried read reviews before deciding to read a book, and stores show books with more reviews first. One or two honest sentences are enough.

  4. Measure, practice, then measure again

    If your anxiety has lasted a long time, or you feel yourself sinking:

    1. Measure. Take the GAD-7 (anxiety) and PHQ-9 (depression) in the Health app on your iPhone, in the Mental Wellbeing section, or at reposemethod.com/en/test. Write down the two numbers.
    2. Practice. Whenever a worry comes, walk the six REPOSE steps on the “One Page.”
    3. Measure again. Once every two weeks, because both questionnaires ask about the past two weeks. One measurement says little; many measurements show you the road.

    If your score doesn’t fall, rises, or is 10 or above on either one, talk to a doctor or a psychologist. And when you meet someone who is worrying the way you are today, you’ll know which questions to ask them.

    Download the “One Page” to print → Take the tests
    The REPOSE one-page worksheet

    Download the worksheet

    The six steps on one page. Print it and use it with one real worry.

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    Six steps to set your worry down

    1. RecognizeNotice it, step back

      Am I worrying right now? Pause. One long breath out.

    2. ExamineName it clearly

      “I’m worried that…” If it’s still vague, ask: what exactly?

    3. PriceWeigh what it costs

      If the worst happens, what do I lose? Small, medium or large? If small, set it down here.

    4. OutlineDraw the line

      What is in my hands? What is not?

    5. Set a courseFor what is in my hands

      What will I do? When? And if it doesn’t work?

      or Set downFor what is not

      What is not mine to carry? Say it: “I have done my part.”

    6. EaseLet the body follow

      Five slow breaths, out longer than in. A short walk. Sleep.

  5. Ask the author

    Stuck on a step, or have a question about your own worry? If you leave your email, the author will write back within a few days.

    Send a question →

  6. Partnerships and support

    Schools, organizations, companies or sponsors who want to bring REPOSE to more people. If REPOSE has helped you, you can also give whatever you wish.

    Write to the author, with “Partnership” in the subject line → repose.method@gmail.com Support page →

    Giving is never required.

If you are in crisis: REPOSE is not an emergency service. Call the emergency number where you live, or go to reposemethod.com/en/help.

About the author

Noah Nguyen spent thirty years in information technology, leading companies of hundreds to thousands of people. To stay steady under that pressure, he studied philosophy, especially the Stoics, and the psychology of stress and anxiety, then tested what he learned on himself and the people around him. What remained became REPOSE, six steps to set a worry down.