Sometimes when we start thinking about our problems for too long, we can think ourselves into a pit.

We can often make our problems seem even worse for ourselves, and cause more stress in our life, by fixating on what is going wrong in our life or in the world, and imaging all sorts of hypothetical scenarios of that which might be coming our way.

Is there a choice?

When external stresses come against us, we often allow ourselves to be disturbed. Many of us aren't used to being told that we can choose our thoughts, rather than allowing our thoughts and feelings to choose us.

In other words, we can discard the thoughts that weaken us and try to replace them with what is going to uplift us and provide us inner strength.

We aren't given an unlimited amount of time in life and it's a waste to spend that time dwelling in worry because obsessing over our problems is only going to keep us from enjoying our life at the end of the day. Sure we might have or see a current problem right now, but that doesn't mean that we cannot still enjoy our life while we are trying to sort out whatever might go wrong.

The more that we think about our problems, the more pain that we might cause ourselves in the end.

But we can choose to be full of hope instead, rather than being full of worry, fear, and anxiety. And when we are full of hope rather than worry, then it will likely help us to arrive at a solution much faster.

Worrying is often only going to waste our time and won't be able to produce any solution to the problem. Worrying is allowing ourselves to dwell on our troubles, rather than being thankful for what we still might have, thinking about something else that might bring us peace or joy, or focusing on solutions to our problems.

It can sure be entertaining at times to jump into the pool of worry and swim around for a few hours, but to what end? Dwelling on our troubles and escalating the fear in our mind isn't the best approach to take because it diminishes our quality of life; it hinders us.

We can't be enjoying our life when we are busy worrying about our problems or worrying about something that might not ever happen.

Most often the things that we worry over and fear are going to be out of our control and so there is even more reason not to waste our time obsessing over the issue. And it's comforting to know that there are many people out there who similarly struggle with fear, anxiety, and worry etc, nobody is perfect. Millions of us worry about our health, our relationships, our jobs, and so on. But isn't it great to know that we have a choice and that we can choose to funnel our energy into thinking destructive thoughts that diminish our life, or we can disregard the worry and what brings us down; opting to think uplifting and powerful thoughts instead.

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Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/12/survey-top-10-things-americans-fear-most/91934874/
https://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/11/daily-chart-17
https://www.psychologicalhealthcare.com.au/blog/youre-not-alone-top-things-people-worry-most-about/

Rescue Yourself From Worry

Sometimes when we start thinking about our problems for too long, we can think ourselves into a pit.

Is there a choice?

The more that we think about our problems, the more pain that we might cause ourselves in the end.

We can't be enjoying our life when we are busy worrying about our problems or worrying about something that might not ever happen.

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