How to Stop Worry from Cheating You Out of Living.
Worry doesn't have to control you. Use these techniques to take control of your worry and your life.
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.”
– Leo F. Buscaglia
“I’m just so worried,” is a phrase I have heard from family members in the hospital over and over. I won’t deny that they should be concerned, but worrying is often counterproductive for them and their loved ones.
Worry is a cheat. Worry tricks you into feeling you are doing something useful when you aren’t. Worry about things you can’t control waste energy that you could better spend on things you can affect. And in the worst case, it keeps you from taking action you need to take. Action that could have a positive impact on the outcome of the situation you are worried about.
What you need to do is stop worrying and start doing something productive. But that is easier said than done.
“That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.”
