When my anxiety is really high it takes me a while before I can think clearly, too. But I get windows when I can catch my breath and I find a rational thought I can hold onto. Sometimes I have to write it down, but I build on that thought, and it helps me talk myself down, at least temporarily. Sometimes I have to do that a few times tho.

Of course one of those denial notices would be alarming
I got a TON of them following a psych hospital stay. It's a long story, but I knew why I was getting them, but was still very upset about the situation.