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Fun Ways To Manage Worry So It No Longer Manages You
Worry…every single person on this planet agonizes over something. It’s part of being human to fret about things like money, not being good enough, rejection, what people think about us, whether we made a fool out of ourselves at that dinner party or in the last meeting, our business failing, finding the perfect job or the perfect partner. The list of worries could on for days.
WHEN IT COMES TO WORRYING…
Been there, done that, have the t-shirt and the bags under my eyes. I used to think there was something really wrong with me that I couldn’t rid myself of all my concerns. For the last four decades, I’ve been on a mission to figure out how to get rid of things like the anxiety that worry causes, the what ifs, and the fears.
Here’s something I’ve come to understand … it’s not the actual worry that’s the issue, it’s what we allow it to do to us… that’s when it becomes an issue.
- Causing ruminations
- Distracting us
- Draining our energy
- Tying us in knots
- Paralyzing us
- Stopping us from taking a chance or making a change
- Keeping us up at night with a case of the toss and turns
- People pleasing. (As a recovering…