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Once you start, the habit of worrying is very hard to stop. As we grow up were programmed to worry, with " you won't get a girlfriend looking like that" or you "better start thinking about your future" So as you get older you start worrying, money worries, relationship worries, employment worries, we never stop working, we never stop spending money, we're never really happy, We worry things may happen, often they don't. Worry is defined as "a mental distress or agitation resulting from concern, usually for something impending or anticipated." It's an excellent description, and there are two aspects of the definition that bear a close consideration: 1. Worry is a mental (or cognitive) activity. 2. Worry is usually about something that might or might not happen in the future. First, use thought-stopping. Simply say "Stop" in your mind. Mentally shout it, if necessary. Whenever you find yourself worrying, stop the dialogue this way immediately. This may sound too easy, but it really works! You won't stop worrying if you think it serves you. So it's a good idea to distinguish the fight-orflight response (a healthy bodily reaction to immediate danger) from worry (a psychological problem). By making this distinction, you're less likely to overrate the value of worrying. The trick is that whenever you feel plagued by a worrying thought, note it down on a "worry sheet" (a piece of paper set aside for the purpose) - you can then forget about it, knowing that you plan to worry later. This deceptively simple technique is effective because it bypasses the psychological obstacles mentioned above. Your mind is "fooled" into thinking that you haven't given up worrying. Meanwhile, you lose the habit of worrying in the present moment. You can plan to revisit noted worries at a time when you're worry-free. Or you can postpone worries indefinitely. That might sound bizarre, but then so is the notion that you must experience endless unhappiness (eg worrying) before you're allowed to be happy. More likely is that when using this technique you will simply forget your original worries - they will never have bothered you. Many people believe that if something makes them angry or upset in any way, there's nothing they can do about it. Here's an example. "That person shouted at me and it made me angry." You can choose how you react to this. You do have a choice to keep your current mood, or become negative and affected. This choice goes unnoticed in such situations for many people because their minds are so conditioned into giving an emotional reaction to the annoyance. When something seemingly