It's 2am and you're still up.
The 2am spiral is its own kind of hell. Your brain replays the worst thing all night and nobody's awake to text. Rescript is the thing you open instead of opening Instagram.
What this feels like
"It's 3am and I can't stop thinking."
"I just need to vent right now."
"My brain keeps running the same scene over and over."
"I'm catastrophizing everything and I know it but I can't stop."
"I'm exhausted but my mind won't shut off."
What helps (and what doesn't)
Telling yourself to stop thinking doesn't work at 2am. Neither does scrolling, which feeds the loop instead of breaking it.
Writing the thought all the way through — following it to its end instead of fighting it — is one of the few things that actually interrupts the spiral. You're externalizing what your brain is looping on. Once it's on the page, it has somewhere to live that isn't your chest.
Rescript runs dark and quiet by design. No motion, no notifications, no streaks. Just the page.
Entry types for night spiral
Dump It Out
What thought woke you up tonight?
The 2am Letter
Write until it slows down.
Get It Out to Sleep
Empty the loop. Write everything in your head.
What I'm Actually Afraid Of
Under the spiral, what's the real fear?
Questions
Most people find that emptying the loop onto the page makes it quieter. There's no guarantee, but the alternative — fighting it — rarely works.