- Worrying: Causing anxiety about actual or potential problems
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- NOTE: I'm talking not about chronic, pathological, psychiatric level Anxiety Disorder...
- I'm talking about the kind of worrying we all do from time to time, and sometimes get into a cycle of worry that can be hard to break free from...
- How worrying manifests itself:
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- Sleeplessness
- Agitation
- Bursts of emotion -- anger, sadness, etc.
- Mind racing
- Panic
- Stress Response
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- Hormonse like cortisol - boosts blood sugar and triglycerides
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- Can cause a number of physical reactions including
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- dizzinesss
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Muscle aches/tension
- Nausea/indigestion
- Respiratory distress
- Sweats
- IMMUNE Disorders
- Memory loss
- Coronary Artery disease
- Heart attack
- De3pression
- Suicidal thoughts
- Worrying is a waste of your time and energy
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- Most of the time we're worrying from fear of things that won't really come to pass or be as bad as we think.
- We tend to blow up the feared consequences into worst-case scenarios
- It's better to view challenges and problems as opportunities for:
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- Solutions
- Growth
- Change/Pivot
- How to break the worry cycle
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- Reframe
- Ask what positive things could happen, instead of focus on the negatives.
- Insist one actual evidence before you make conclusions
- Don't discount or dismiss positive thoughts
- Accept the uncertainty of things you can't control or solve
- Exercise
- Meditation
- Relaxation exercises
- Deep breathing
- Talk it out
- Mindfulness -
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- Get quiet and comfortable
- Close your eyes
- Breathe/focus
- acknowledge
- Release
- Stay focused on the present
- DON'T WORRY... TROUBLESHOOT!
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- Ask yourself the questions:
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- What is the real problem?
- Is it real?
- Is it something I have control over?
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- How can it be solved, handled, or delegated?
- What are the opportunities here?
- What action can I take right now that will move this toward a positive outcome?
