Look at the “What If?” Is it a problem I can solve, something I can fix? Then do that. If not, if it really is beyond my control, what, really, are the odds, and is there anything I can do to be prepared if it happens? If it is low probability and there’s nothing I can do to be prepared, let it go.
I don’t quite understand what meditation is. Decades ago someone taught me to concentrate on my breathing. It was interesting but have not used the tech. Much.
Haha, I don’t really, I think it just eats away until my mind gets bored thinking about it, then moves onto something else. I think I might be lucky that it never really takes control, not sure. I once considered therapy but my wife, who is a therapist, said it would be unfair to put another human being through that much pain 😉
One way I’ve learned to deal with anxiety is to decide. Decide what is worrying me, then decide how to handle it. Then I stick to my decision on how to solve the problem then leave it alone. No need to worry about it if I have decided on how to solve the issue
Jump right in to tackling whatever problem is worrying me. Do nothing is what makes my anxious moments exponentially worse.
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What if it is something that only time will fix. How do you deal with anxiety then? Plow the field? lol
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Nah. I don’t plow, just now and bale. And, believe it or not, that time in the field is most definitely cathartic. 😃
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Look at the “What If?” Is it a problem I can solve, something I can fix? Then do that. If not, if it really is beyond my control, what, really, are the odds, and is there anything I can do to be prepared if it happens? If it is low probability and there’s nothing I can do to be prepared, let it go.
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Sensible. I tend to over-process stuff which I think adds to my anxiety.
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I build a fort and hide
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Absolute top-notch strategy. lol
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I always think so
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Anxiety ? What exactly is that? Ok Jus kidding. Depends on so many factors, but most of the time I do something about the situation.
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Do you ever meditate?
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I don’t quite understand what meditation is. Decades ago someone taught me to concentrate on my breathing. It was interesting but have not used the tech. Much.
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Haha, I don’t really, I think it just eats away until my mind gets bored thinking about it, then moves onto something else. I think I might be lucky that it never really takes control, not sure. I once considered therapy but my wife, who is a therapist, said it would be unfair to put another human being through that much pain 😉
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You always have a way to make me laugh. It sounds like you and I deal with anxiety in a similar way! lol
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One way I’ve learned to deal with anxiety is to decide. Decide what is worrying me, then decide how to handle it. Then I stick to my decision on how to solve the problem then leave it alone. No need to worry about it if I have decided on how to solve the issue
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I must find a way to let things go. I process and process and think and think. I drive myself crazy.
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I just try to breathe through it. I’m not very good at processing it, especially when it’s something like being worried about a loved one.
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I don’t do anxiety well either. I tend to hold things in but I’m trying to let it out.
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