What’s Worry Got to Do with It!

 

Wikipedia defines worry as thoughts, images and emotions of a negative nature in which mental attempts are made to avoid anticipated potential threats. The problem is that much worry is spent on threats that never happen.

Now I must admit that I have always been a worrier, I fact my family has always said “I worry about not having anything to worry about.” My thinking has always been better to worry and have nothing happen then not worry and be surprised. Silly isn’t it?

What I have come to understand is that worry serves no purpose but to cause anxiety that can affect you emotionally as well as physically.

Dr. Edward Hallowell, psychiatrist and author of Worry, points out two specific types of worry;

Toxic Worry:  This is worry when you paralyze yourself

Good Worry:   Is worry that leads to constructive action

Here are five steps to dealing with worry;

Worry Time – Set certain time aside each day to worry. By this I mean don’t let negative thoughts into your head randomly, if they come write them down and say “I’ll think about his later.”
Can You Fix It – Ask yourself if what you’re worrying about can be fixed. If it can then put a plan in action. If not then ask yourself what is worrying about something that is out of my control doing for me? I tend to worry about not doing everything to solve a problem. When you have a plan you don’t need to worry.
Realize stuff will happen – We need to come to the realization that stuff will happen and we can deal with it if and when it comes.
Challenge Negative thoughts – When negativity enters are thought process we need to challenge it. Is it real or am I making it up?
Don’t let people put snakes in your head – It absolutely amazes me how well intentioned individuals can but thoughts in our heads that can grow like weed and cause us needless worry and anxiety. When you see these people run like hell.

To steal a line from a Bobby McFerrin’s song from the eighties – Don’t Worry Be Happy!

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Bob

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