The truth is that, so many things will come up in life that will cause you to worry, become anxious and start entertaining strange thoughts in your head. Like I earlier mentioned, it’s normal or natural to worry about an unpaid bill, an exam you have to write, an upcoming job interview, a first date, a presentation you have to make, and myriad of other responsibilities and goals. But, the height of it will be worrying too much and without stop that it becomes uncontrollable. When you worry a lot, you become too anxious, and it gets to interfere with your goals in life. Unrelenting anxious thoughts and fears can be paralysing. They can sap your emotional energy, send your anxiety levels soaring, and interfere with your daily life.
When life happens (as it’s wont to happen), or when a problem arises, always seek to solve the problem and not resort to worrying. Find out ways to get out of the mess, find a solution to the problem if you can, if you can’t, then ask for help. Understand that, problem-solving and worrying are two different ball games altogether. Problem-solving involves evaluating a situation, coming up with concrete steps for dealing with it, and then putting the plan into action. Worrying, on the other hand, rarely leads to solutions.
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Train yourself not to worry excessively because it really fixes nothing. Rather than focus on circumstances beyond your control, only focus on the things you have control over or the things you have the power to control. For instance, if you are worried about an upcoming job interview, you have control over that. Just read up articles or things that can guide you during the interview process such as finding out more about the role and the organisation. Now, when we you focus on these things, create action plans on how to tackle the issues and do it immediately. On the other hand, thinking about stuff that you can’t control will actually keep you from getting solutions to the problems.
So, if you can fix it, go ahead. But, if you can’t, don’t stress.
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