How to Break your Worry Cycle
- Live each day. Take one day at a time. Worrying about tomorrow, next week, or a month from now is information overload for anyone. A lot can happen between now and then, even if you have a legitimate concern. Take on today’s concerns first.
- What is the worst that can happen? Ask yourself this question … and be rational about your answers. Write them down and ask yourself if they are legitimate. Prepare yourself mentally for the outcomes that can truly happen.
- See if there is a way to lessen the severity of the worst. An example might be an outdoor party you are planning and you are worried about the weather that day. Can you make sure you have a clear backup plan, maybe a shelter or rain date? If you lessen the worst that can happen, you are on your way to worrying about it less or not at all.
- Keep a list of what worrying does to your health. What does this added stress do to your body? How does it make you feel?
These are reminders that will help you give yourself momentum to solve these problems head-on. Would you rather sit and worry about the problem or try to do something about it and feel better?
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April 4th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Great ideas, kudos to you for taking the time to think of it