“Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening. It just stops you from enjoying the good.” – Author Unknown
“Worry is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.” – Erma Bombeck
Worrying has become an epidemic among women. There is the healthy kind of worry that is instinctual, like when a parent worries about the safety of their child. But there is the “not so good kind of worry”, a form of anxiety, which leads to overthinking. Do you know what I mean, when you go over and over it in your mind and can’t let it go? This type of worry wreaks havoc on our happiness, health and quality of life! So what’s the solution? Here are a few ways I’ve learned to turn off my worry button.
#1 Share your worry with someone close to you, a sister, friend, partner, or even a journal. By talking or writing it out, It will help you process it. You may realize your worry is not as big as it seems! Either way, getting it out of your head will make you feel better.
#2 Do things that divert your attention. Walk in the sunshine, get on that treadmill, head to a yoga class and breathe. Take yourself out to dinner. Dance! Whatever it is for you. Or listen to that podcast you love.
#3 Live in the moment. Most people worry about situations in the past or things that haven’t happened yet, or may never happen. If you live in the present, you say YES to joy in this very moment. This takes discipline, but it’s worth it: wouldn’t you rather be happy?
#4 Pay closer attention. Slow down and start monitoring your worries. Are they like a ping-pong ball? Are you ruminating about things which you can’t actually control? Is there a pattern to the stories you tell yourself? Once you become aware of your thoughts, they will have less of a grip over you.
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