# The Scheduled Worry Vault

> A client-side digital containment tool implementing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) stimulus control and Borkovec worry postponement.

URL: https://sensesoverload.com/worry-vault

## Features & Implementation
- **Local Storage Containment**: Worries are stored exclusively in the browser's localStorage (`sense_locked_worries`) and are never sent to a server.
- **15-Minute Worry Window**: Configurable daily time (defaults to 5:00 PM). Worries remain visually disguised and locked outside this window.
- **Early Unlock Override**: If a user experiences acute distress or needs immediate access, an intentional confirmation dialog allows immediate unlocking, with the option to re-lock the vault at any time.

## Psychiatric Mechanics
- **Borkovec Stimulus Control (1983)**: Intrusive thoughts persist because the subconscious salience network assumes unmonitored concerns will be forgotten. Externalizing the thought into the vault provides reassurance that the thought is preserved.
- **Urgency Decoupling**: Delaying review to a dedicated 15-minute daily window breaks the automatic stimulus-response association between everyday environmental triggers and obsessive mental spirals.