Worry properly

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Assuming you sometimes do worrying, here are some Internet free resources for reducing your tendency to worry.

University of Idaho has these suggestions. Here’s my understanding of their suggestions.

1. Use Worry Transplant Thoughts. Pick a pleasant thought. Whenever you start thinking about anything that makes you feel worried, stop thinking of that and start thinking of the pleasant thought you picked to replace it. Practice this and make it a habit.

2. Use pencil and paper. When you start worrying, write down what you are worrying about. Some worries result from information overload. You’re trying to mentally solve a problem that has too many components and you need to write down the components so you can manage the information without being mentally overloaded. Get a big piece of paper so it won’t get overloaded!

3. Make an appointment with yourself to worry. Do it at a regular time of day. When you start worrying, remind yourself that it’s not time yet to worry and that you have indeed scheduled time to worry.

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