A woman has been widely praised on social media after explaining how the 'burnt toast' theory can be a remedy for anxiety.

Ingrid, from Charlotte, North Carolina, took to TikTok to unravel the meaning behind the hypothesis which can have surprising benefits.

She said the key was to believe that setbacks are just the universe 'either saving us from something more detrimental or pushing us in the direction that we need to go in.'

And other social media users were quick to flood to the comments and thank Ingrid for her insight.

Ingrid, from Charlotte, North Carolina, took to TikTok to unravel the meaning behind the hypothesis which can have surprising benefits

She said the key was to believe that setbacks are just the universe 'either saving us from something more detrimental or pushing us in the direction that we need to go in'

In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 618,000 times, Ingrid speaks directly to camera as she explains: 'I recently learned about the burnt toast theory and it's really been helping me accept things that are out of my control.

'So if you're an anxious girlie, anxiously attached girlie, whatever, listen up.'

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Explaining the concept, she continued: 'Burnt toast theory is the idea that if you burn your toast before work and it adds five to 10 minutes to your trip, it's actually saving you from something catastrophic.

'Maybe saving you from a car accident. Maybe saving me from someone who you don't want to run into.

'But this is the idea that inconveniences in our lives, or when something releases us in the universe, it's either saving us from something more detrimental or pushing us in the direction that we need to go in.'

Ingrid candidly revealed: 'I've often struggled with accepting things that are out of my control and I've struggled with being an anxious person at times.

'But adopting this and really thinking about it when I might be upset about something that is out of my control has really grounded me and allowed me to just have a little bit more peace in my life.'

But the content creator concluded: 'Of course, you won't know exactly what the burnt toast has saved you from, but that's not the point.

Explaining the concept, she continued: 'Burnt toast theory is the idea that if you burn your toast before work and it adds five to 10 minutes to your trip, it's actually saving you from something catastrophic' (stock image)

And her clip was flooded with praise from dozens of other social media users as one simply wrote: ''I needed this'

'The point is to allow you to accept things in life that are completely out of your control. Give you more peace and ground you.'

And her clip was flooded with praise from dozens of other social media users as one wrote: 'This is really helpful today. Thank you.'

Another added: 'I just love the way you put this and I'm going to actively try to remember this when things aren't going my way.'

And a third simply said: 'I needed this.'