10 Ways to Manage Worry

You worry about the upbringing of your children and their education. You worry about your financial freedom during your retirement. You worry about the security of your job. You worry about your health. You have endless worries in life. Here are the 10 ways to deal with worry:


1. Look for solutions and not dwell on the problem: Don’t dwell on a problem far too long. Instead, use your energy to brainstorm and come up with workable solutions. Just do something about it.

2. Mindful living: Keep yourself busy every day; it is one good way to get rid of worrisome thoughts. Immerse yourself in your work

3. Accept things that cannot be changed: For things that you cannot change, don’t fight, just live with it. Don’t think of undoing something that you have done. Just accept it and move on in life.

4. Plan ahead: Planning tells you the steps to be taken to get things done. You know what is ahead of you and you move on confidently minus the worry

5. Most worries are groundless: Most of the time the things that you worry about never happen. How often did it happen in the past for the things that you had worried about? Don’t let small stuff rob you of your happiness

6. Meditate: You get peace of mind and calmness by doing yoga or Tai Chi. You react to things sensibly and squarely.

7. Be aware of your emotions: Be able to know your mood and control your emotions. The most important thing is to avoid negative emotions such as worry, fear, and sadness to occupy your mind. Replace them quickly with positive emotions like happiness and cheerfulness.

8. Look at the bright side: Be optimistic, if there is a will there is a way to overcome your worry. Have confidence in yourself to solve problems in life.

9. Proactive: Instead of reacting to things you make things happen to avoid things that you are worrying about to happen. You worry about the condition of your car so you service your car regularly to avoid your car to be out of order.

10. Exercise: Getting physical exercise like jogging is one sure cure for your worrisome mind. Jogging relaxes your mind. It clears the clutter in your thoughts and you can think clearly and react to things positively.

The best thing to do is to take control of your life. There are fewer things to worry about and you have more time to enjoy life.