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* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'': in "Chuck Vs The A-Team", Chuck has to disarm a nuke before it takes out a large chunk of L.A County. From the Intersect, he recognizes the bomb a coming from a Chinese sub, and that it was designed to shut down if exposed to salt water. While checking the ingredients of a juice box he has on his person, Chuck murmurs "Please have sodium, please have sodium." Fortunately there is enough sodium in his juice box to shut down the bomb.

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* In the fanfic series ''Fanfic/{{Name}}'', the unnamed primary character repeats her mother's last words as a reminder to keep her cool under extreme pressure.
* In the ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', River uses the words "I am functional" as her Survival Mantra, after making the resolution that she is not going to let her traumatic past control her anymore.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2571676/10/Not-Your-Usual-Veela-Mate Not Your Usual Veela Mate]]'' Harry repeatedly thinks "Not there, not there, I'm not there!" after taking a portkey for the first time since the Triwizard Tournament.

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* In ''Fanfic/AsylumOfDoom'': At the fanfic series ''Fanfic/{{Name}}'', the unnamed primary character repeats end of her mother's last words first day [[CuckooNest as a reminder to keep her cool under extreme pressure.
* In
patient]] in the ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', River uses the words "I am functional" [[BedlamHouse Burke Lunatic Asylum]], as her Survival Mantra, after making the resolution that she is not going to let her traumatic past control her anymore.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2571676/10/Not-Your-Usual-Veela-Mate Not Your Usual Veela Mate]]'' Harry repeatedly thinks "Not there, not there, I'm not there!" after taking
she's strapped into a portkey patient bed for the first time since the Triwizard Tournament.night, Gaz keeps telling herself that it's AllJustADream and to "wake up, wake up, wake up" over and over until she eventually falls asleep.



* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9312749/2/Harry-Potter-and-the-Effects-of-Inattentional-Blindness Harry Potter and the Effects of Inattentional Blindness]]'' Harry's mantra during all the craziness after the war is "One thing at a time."

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* In ''[[http://www.Parodied in ''[[Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton Captain Proton]] and the Planet of Lesbians'' when Buster Kincaid does the student version of the [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Litany Against Fear]].
-->"I must drink beer. Beer is the mind killer. Beer brings the hangover that causes [[WhatDidIDoLastNight total obliteration]]. I will scull my beer. I will let it pass through me, till only urine remains!"
* The post-[[WhamEpisode Malachor]] WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels fic ''[[https://www.
fanfiction.net/s/9312749/2/Harry-Potter-and-the-Effects-of-Inattentional-Blindness Harry Potter net/s/11999827/2/A-Day-of-Recovery A Day of Recovery]]'' has Kanan repeating "There is no emotion, only peace" to himself, to try and remain stable.
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10358532/chapters/23013618#workskin The Devil is in
the Effects Detail]]'', [[Series/Lucifer2016 Dan Espinoza]] has the phrase, "The pudding isn't worth killing over," which allows him to break free of Inattentional Blindness]]'' Loki's mind control, much to Nick Fury and Black Widow's bafflement. In context, it's because that same phrase let him break out of mind control in his series; [[spoiler:when Dan is under the influence of an evil weapon that inflicts murderous rage, he's pointed at Lucifer. Since the only thing Lucifer directly did to Dan was steal his pudding, Dan backed down after realizing that lost pudding wasn't worth murder]]. On a more mundane level, after the incident, he uses the phrase to calm himself in stressful situations.
* ''Dusk to Dawn'' Batman novels:
** ''Batman: Melody for a Mockingbird'': Whenever Mr. Freeze starts to lose his cool, he recites the recipe for an orange and almond cake as if coaching someone on how to make it. He's actually trying to [[HappyPlace relive a memory of cooking with his wife Nora]]. [[spoiler:Bruce and Selina use the same cake in their wedding at the end of the book in some manner of tribute.]]
** ''Batman: Grudge Match'': During the [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass test of worthiness]] to retrieve the Sword of Salvation, Talia repeats, "Nyssa is dead! Nyssa is dead! Nyssa is dead! [[PunctuatedPounding Nyssa! Is! Dead!]]" while fighting [[spoiler:sand copies of her sister born of the repressed guilt of betraying her years ago. It dissolves into a MadnessMantra as her attacks becomes more brutal and desperate to no avail.]]
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11315839/1/An-Element-of-Fun An Element of Fun]]''
Harry's mantra during all the craziness after the war for dealing with his relatives' abuse and neglect is "One thing at a time."I don't want to die."



* In the ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', River uses the words "I am functional" as her Survival Mantra, after making the resolution that she is not going to let her traumatic past control her anymore.
* ''Fanfic/{{Frostbite}}'': Tess's name, rank and serial number starts out as the only things she has to give her captors, but turns into this after Dalsh Ruul starts torturing her.
-->"Siritesjha sh'Phohlhi, Commander, Mike-Hotel-2404-2294-3037-9022." ''I hold to that one thought. They can do nothing to me but kill me.''



* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6515474/6/The-Hardest-Battle The Hardest Battle]]'', [[SternTeacher Minerva McGonagall]] hears [[TheGadfly Cane]] [[LikeFatherLikeSon Black]] happily recalling how he pranked Beauxbatons' staff and taking a shine to [[TricksterTwins the Weasley twins]] and has to remind herself that "he's not at Hogwarts".
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9312749/2/Harry-Potter-and-the-Effects-of-Inattentional-Blindness Harry Potter and the Effects of Inattentional Blindness]]'' Harry's mantra during all the craziness after the war is "One thing at a time."
* In ''Fanfic/HurricaneSuite,'' Naruto keeps count of how long it's been since he killed someone.
-->'''Naruto:''' [[ThouShaltNotKill X days. X+1 is better, though.]]
* ''Fanfic/InDreamsYouFollowButIDreamInTheDark'': Kiba repeatedly reminds/reassures himself that "[[ArcWords Somebody has to]]" take care of DirtyBusiness, or else it won't get done.
* In the fanfic series ''Fanfic/{{Name}}'', the unnamed primary character repeats her mother's last words as a reminder to keep her cool under extreme pressure.
* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles Mini-sodes'': Naruto tries to take out Naruko, his female clone, during a bikini contest. However, upon seeing Hinata in a bikini, he keeps repeating "Be strong" to himself, only to have a major {{Nosebleed}}.
* In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2571676/10/Not-Your-Usual-Veela-Mate Not Your Usual Veela Mate]]'' Harry repeatedly thinks "Not there, not there, I'm not there!" after taking a portkey for the first time since the Triwizard Tournament.
* An X-rated ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' 2002 FanFic, "[[http://www.trektales.com/terosroadnot.html The Road Not Taken]]" by Cheree Cargill, has Spock using this as he tries to recover from a quieter but still insanely rageful state after the "Amok Time" ritual fight. Repenting of his execrable actions towards both T'Pring and Christine, he meditates using the Tenets of Surak: "The words came easily. He had repeated them countless times since childhood. They were the mantra by which he meditated, the lullaby that sent him to sleep at night, the chant that awoke him in the morning. At the Academy, he had trotted miles in full gear to the rhythm of their cadence while around him other cadets were fainting from fatigue and the grueling physical training."
* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'':
** Captain Janeway suffers a panic attack after being [[StrappedToARocket sealed up in a cargo rocket]] and [[ThrownOutTheAirlock shot out into space]] and recites, [[Literature/{{Desiderata}} "Remember what peace there may be in silence"]] as a mantra to gain control of her breathing.
** Spoofed with B'Elanna Torres who was raised Catholic.
--->She tried to think of an inspiring prayer, something from Psalm 23:4, but she forgot the words halfway and ended up mumbling a [[Film/PulpFiction distorted version of Ezekiel 25:17 instead]].
* During her MindRape in ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', Asuka repeatedly told herself "This isn't real". [[spoiler: It didn't work, and she only survived because [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Shinji]] had Misato set up a private comm channel in advance.]]



* ''Fanfic/{{Frostbite}}'': Tess's name, rank and serial number starts out as the only things she has to give her captors, but turns into this after Dalsh Ruul starts torturing her.
-->"Siritesjha sh'Phohlhi, Commander, Mike-Hotel-2404-2294-3037-9022." ''I hold to that one thought. They can do nothing to me but kill me.''
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11315839/1/An-Element-of-Fun An Element of Fun]]'' Harry's mantra for dealing with his relatives' abuse and neglect is "I don't want to die."
* During her MindRape in ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'', Asuka repeatedly told herself "This isn't real". [[spoiler: It didn't work, and she only survived because [[LivingEmotionalCrutch Shinji]] had Misato set up a private comm channel in advance.]]
* The post-[[WhamEpisode Malachor]] WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999827/2/A-Day-of-Recovery A Day of Recovery]]'' has Kanan repeating "There is no emotion, only peace" to himself, to try and remain stable.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6515474/6/The-Hardest-Battle The Hardest Battle]]'', [[SternTeacher Minerva McGonagall]] hears [[TheGadfly Cane]] [[LikeFatherLikeSon Black]] happily recalling how he pranked Beauxbatons's staff and taking a shine to [[TricksterTwins the Weasley twins]] and has to remind herself that "he's not at Hogwarts".
* ''Dusk to Dawn'' Batman novels:
** ''Batman: Melody for a Mockingbird'': Whenever Mr. Freeze starts to lose his cool, he recites the recipe for an orange and almond cake as if coaching someone on how to make it. He's actually trying to [[HappyPlace relive a memory of cooking with his wife Nora]]. [[spoiler:Bruce and Selina use the same cake in their wedding at the end of the book in some manner of tribute.]]
** ''Batman: Grudge Match'': During the [[OnlyTheWorthyMayPass test of worthiness]] to retrieve the Sword of Salvation, Talia repeats, "Nyssa is dead! Nyssa is dead! Nyssa is dead! [[PunctuatedPounding Nyssa! Is! Dead!]]" while fighting [[spoiler:sand copies of her sister born of the repressed guilt of betraying her years ago. It dissolves into a MadnessMantra as her attacks becomes more brutal and desperate to no avail.]]
* Parodied in ''[[Film/TheAdventuresOfCaptainProton Captain Proton]] and the Planet of Lesbians'' when Buster Kincaid does the student version of the [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Litany Against Fear]].
-->"I must drink beer. Beer is the mind killer. Beer brings the hangover that causes [[WhatDidIDoLastNight total obliteration]]. I will scull my beer. I will let it pass through me, till only urine remains!"
* ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager'':
** Captain Janeway suffers a panic attack after being [[StrappedToARocket sealed up in a cargo rocket]] and [[ThrownOutTheAirlock shot out into space]] and recites, [[Literature/{{Desiderata}} "Remember what peace there may be in silence"]] as a mantra to gain control of her breathing.
** Spoofed with B'Elanna Torres who was raised Catholic.
--->She tried to think of an inspiring prayer, something from Psalm 23:4, but she forgot the words halfway and ended up mumbling a [[Film/PulpFiction distorted version of Ezekiel 25:17 instead]].
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13621957/2/Harry-Potter-and-the-Order-of-the-Phoenix-AU-Rewrite Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - AU Rewrite]]'' Harry is imprisoned in Malfoy Manor.
-->'''Harry:''' Cedric is dead. Voldemort is back. I am trapped here.
* In ''Fanfic/HurricaneSuite,'' Naruto keeps count of how long it's been since he killed someone.
-->'''Naruto:''' [[ThouShaltNotKill X days. X+1 is better, though.]]
* ''Fanfic/InDreamsYouFollowButIDreamInTheDark'': Kiba repeatedly reminds/reassures himself that "[[ArcWords Somebody has to]]" take care of DirtyBusiness, or else it won't get done.
* An X-rated ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' 2002 FanFic, "[[http://www.trektales.com/terosroadnot.html The Road Not Taken]]" by Cheree Cargill, has Spock using this as he tries to recover from a quieter but still insanely rageful state after the "Amok Time" ritual fight. Repenting of his execrable actions towards both T'Pring and Christine, he meditates using the Tenets of Surak: "The words came easily. He had repeated them countless times since childhood. They were the mantra by which he meditated, the lullaby that sent him to sleep at night, the chant that awoke him in the morning. At the Academy, he had trotted miles in full gear to the rhythm of their cadence while around him other cadets were fainting from fatigue and the grueling physical training."
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/10358532/chapters/23013618#workskin The Devil is in the Detail]]'', [[Series/Lucifer2016 Dan Espinoza]] has the phrase, "The pudding isn't worth killing over," which allows him to break free of Loki's mind control, much to Nick Fury and Black Widow's bafflement. In context, it's because that same phrase let him break out of mind control in his series; [[spoiler:when Dan is under the influence of an evil weapon that inflicts murderous rage, he's pointed at Lucifer. Since the only thing Lucifer directly did to Dan was steal his pudding, Dan backed down after realizing that lost pudding wasn't worth murder]]. On a more mundane level, after the incident, he uses the phrase to calm himself in stressful situations.
* ''Webcomic/NaruHinaChronicles Mini-sodes'': Naruto tries to take out Naruko, his female clone, during a bikini contest. However, upon seeing Hinata in a bikini, he keeps repeating "Be strong" to himself, only to have a major {{Nosebleed}}.
* ''Fanfic/AsylumOfDoom'': At the end of her first day [[CuckooNest as a patient]] in the [[BedlamHouse Burke Lunatic Asylum]], as she's strapped into a patient bed for the night, Gaz keeps telling herself that it's AllJustADream and to "wake up, wake up, wake up" over and over until she eventually falls asleep.
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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderata The Desiderata]] was created to be one of these.

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiderata [[https://www.desiderata.com/desiderata.html The Desiderata]] was created to be one of these.
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** "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."

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** "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..."" It was revealed in the [[WesternAnimation/FindingDory sequel]] the song was taught by Dory's parents to stop being indecisive.
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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E118OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome On Thursday We Leave for Home]]", Captain William Benteen instructs "his" people to chant "There's a ship coming!" in order to maintain a spirit of hope after Al Baines raises doubts in their minds.

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* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS4E118OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S4E16OnThursdayWeLeaveForHome On Thursday We Leave for Home]]", Captain William Benteen instructs "his" people to chant "There's a ship coming!" in order to maintain a spirit of hope after Al Baines raises doubts in their minds.

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