Best Practices to Manage Your Worry

Has someone ever said to you, ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’? Are you known to be a chronic worrier over things you can’t control? No one should truly aim to be 100% worry-free because it’s an impossible task, but reducing your anxiety around worrying will put you on a less stressful and happier path.    There’s a lot of value in the ability to worry. We should think about how things can and/or will go wrong. Worry is a very useful survival mechanism that keeps us safe, but if you find yourself constantly overthinking about something that is simply beyond your control, that’s an indicator your worry is becoming unmanageable.    People often use substances to calm their own worries and to numb out that voice. If you find yourself feeling burned out by your own internal thoughts, then putting healthy practices in place will help you regain your mental headspace again.    A big reason why people worry is the fear of the unknown. The mind is creatively trying to find ways to protect itself from an invisible threat. A good tool to put in place if you are struggling with these overwhelming thoughts is to schedule a mini ‘worry session’ within your day. Give yourself 7 minutes at 7 o'clock to worry about something that’s on your mind. When you schedule it in, you give yourself the freedom during the day to focus on the tasks at hand and not let your anxiety take over.    Continue Your Growth Journey: Kaminiwood.com