Why do we practice worrying? Psychologists indicate that worry gains its hold on us by ritualized reassurance. All negative scenarios that can possibly occur, race through the mind. We search for ways to survive them, to calm ourselves down. Situations we worry about 94 percent of the time never happen. What results is usually something never worried about.
Next time the worry bug bites, try new approaches.
Take a break from dancing or jousting with the worry bug. Rather than change the way you think, change your relationship to your thoughts.
Learn to watch your thoughts, rather than engage with them.
When a negative thought distracts, stop the runaway train. Notice sights, sounds, scents, a taste of air. Engage with a feeling.
Notice what’s going on in the moment. Find words of admiration to discover the rightness of things.
Create your own metaphor for struggle Consider your greatest accomplishment and how you achieved it.
Bring in all the senses to recall it in detail.
Avoid always thinking in fix-it mode.
Sing La La La and launch into a favorite melody.
Keep a journal for positive ideas and gratitude comments and write in it just before bed.
Try humor to design a defense against your bug.
Turn worry into Wonder!
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