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Yup, this is very similar to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. But that just shows that the technique works, and I totally endorse the sentiment of "getting people to do this is the most important thing, and if dressing it up in LW language gets people to do it, then great".
I actually just recently made a small flowchart about "how to react to (negative) emotions" that's pretty similar, though aimed at all emotional reactions, not just irrationally anxiety-inducing ones. Someone may find it useful. ("Adjust belief" basically refers to the kind of techniques in your post, and overlaps heavily with "test belief".)
I think there should be a part for just resting. This could be a very mentally exhausting loop
What do you mean? It's seems obvious to me that you could rest anywhere during the process. There are no time limits implied.
You're not the first one who has said something similar, which makes me feel that the flowchart gives a slightly misleading impression (but I don't know how to fix that). Because for me personally, the actual mental process involved in "following" it is very quick and effortless - I get an emotion, I focus on it, and most of the time I know almost instantly what the appropriate action is. It's the opposite of exhausting, because instead of having to struggle against every single flash of negative emotion I get, most of the time I just automatically go "okay, don't need to do anything here, it's okay to have this feeling" and that's it.
Admittedly, if you don't yet have the skill for doing that, it might take more effort and practice. I'm not sure of exactly what the required skill is, but I think that having practiced mindfulness meditation has a big role in it.