Are You a Worry Wart?
Are you a worry wart?nbsp; I am, definitely.nbsp; I'm not proud of it, butnbsp;I have to say, Inbsp;seem to worry less as the years go by.nbsp; Maybe aging helps us tonbsp;more easily accept whatever comes along.nbsp; Maybe I have more trouble remembering what it is I was worrying about the day before.nbsp; ha!BRBRWorrying can cause us a great deal of stress, anxiety andnbsp;eventually depression.nbsp; It can wreck our relationships, interfere with our family activities and play havoc with our own mental health as well as our physical health.nbsp; Still.....many of us are worry warts.nbsp; I wonder if women are more prone to worrying than men.nbsp;nbsp; I wondernbsp;what kind of reward we are getting from spending our energy worrying.nbsp; I wonder if I'm worrying toonbsp; much about this!!!BRBRI came across a helpful and interesting article about worrying and thought I would share it with you.nbsp; It discusses managing our worrying with A href="http://psychcentral.com/lib/2009/managing-worry-action-and-distraction/" target=_blankAction and Distraction/A.nbsp;nbsp; Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. nbsp; It's been my experience that when I am busy, I am less prone to worrying.nbsp; When I'm idle or resting is the time my mind starts in again, often relentlessly.nbsp;nbsp; I'll never forget something my therapist told me years ago.nbsp; "when you're having these worrisome thoughts, change the channel, just as if it were a television set".nbsp; This advice hasnbsp;saved me many times from unnecessary stress.nbsp;nbsp; Give it a try and see if it works for you.nbsp;nbsp; nbsp;