Few things hold us back like worry. It's easily overcome, but most people don't know how. Worry is a reaction of the body's self-preservation system, alerting us to a threat or expected danger. We worry about most things that never happen or which are out of our control, so the only thing we accomplish is being upset.
Worry creates emotional stress, putting pressure on your body. This can result in various symptoms: pain, wind, or stomach discomfort, pressure to use the toilet, fear of trying, putting things off in fear of failure, a lowered immune system (leading to more colds and taking longer to recover etc), poor sleep (difficulty falling asleep and broken sleep), and many more. Once out of control it can spread, and soon you're worrying about trivial things the whole time.
There are times when worrying is appropriate, but if you keep worrying about things that aren't requiring your attention or that you can't control, then you need to learn to change that reaction. Just think how much better your life will be once the time and effort that you put into worrying is invested into achieving more and being happy, and imagine how much better that will feel!!
John Prendergast is a hypo-psychotherapist and trauma therapist at The Dancing Soul Therapy Centre. The centre offers expert therapies including Psychotherapy, Kineisiology, NLP, Reflexology, CranioSacral Therapy, physical therapy, Yoga and more. Call 090 6490607 or email info@thedancingsoul.ie for more information.
