Mindfulness Daily Check In May 9, 2018

W-O-R-R-L-L-E-S-S W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y

Worry with a purpose cause chances areyour problem isn't that you have too many worries but that you have too few strategies for dealing with them. Sit down with a sheet of paper divided into three columns, and list all of your worries in the first column. In the second, write down the worst thing that can happen if what you're worried about comes true. In the third, list three or four strategies for dealing with "the worst" and circle the one that you think you can handle. Then do it! An actionable game plan is almost always an antidote to worry.

But sometimes we can't just not worry-right guys? Like if a loved one is in hospital, just not knowing what's gonna happen next?

Or if you lose your job- rent and bills are due ASAP

Or your in college and fail an important test............

All these are legite reasons to worry-BUT worry also can get compulsive and overwhelming and affect out mental health as well as physical. Not to mention our lives surruoundings-it affects everything.

So even tho yes we will worry, how can we kinda control the level of worry and not let it ruin things?

Keep it in perspective
A good chunk of what we worry about happens to be things that we have little or no control over, like work layoffs. Ask yourself whether the worrying is really worthwhile. Whatever you're upset about, it's likely not as threatening as you think.Once you examine the threat and accept that it's unlikely or out of your hands, you will worry about it less.

Imagine the best-case scenario
Visualize yourself dealing with a problem head-on and resolving it successfully, If you don't know or can't fathom what the best-case scenario is, it becomes that much more difficult to achieve it. As new worries or challenges pop up, seek out a silver lining. "Whenever a new situation arises, immediately ask yourself, 'what's good about this?' "

Do what you can do today
Are you a procrastination queen? It's probably making you more anxious than you realize. "Many people have a habit of not handling issues until they become overwhelming," "Deal with what you have to deal with today." A big work project will only seem more impossible if you wait until the 11th hour to tackle it. Instead, break it down into mini tasks you can do one day at a time during the week before it's duethe very act of divvying may seem intimidating, but once you make that first dent, you'll feel much better.

Give yourself a pep talk
Often a little self-encouragement is all you need to snap out of a bout of worries. Sometimes we're our own worst enemies. To make nice with yourself, pretend for a day that you have a cartoon bubble over your head, and catch everything you say to yourself. Write it down, and read it back. Negative self-talk keeps you buried in your pain. Instead, offer yourself the same enthusiasm and support you'd give your best friend. It feels artificial at first, but when you catch yourself saying something mean, stop and make it nice.

Wow look at all those skills and ways to lesson our worries-breathe deep RumpleWe can support one another on this by being kind and understanding to all the worries. We can offer reminders of what mindfulness can do to calm us.

Please if you feel comfortable-share your worries. Also try one of these skills. hugz

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