| People with anxiety issues are known as the | | | | real. Then when their doctors tell them nothing is |
| “worry warts” of society. It often seems | | | | wrong, the worry wart will believe something in |
| like they focus on superficial aspects of their | | | | the testing procedure went bad. They will believe |
| life...things that most people wouldn't care to | | | | they are still sick and opt for a second opinion. |
| worry about. They may worry about their kids, | | | | How not to worry: |
| their appearance, what their neighbors think of | | | | What the worry wart must realize is that |
| them, or what their co-workers may say behind | | | | oftentimes their inappropriate and exaggerated |
| their backs. | | | | beliefs severely cut into their quality of life. They |
| It seems like most people worry about things | | | | have to come to an understanding and assurance |
| that have foundation in reality. They may worry | | | | that all is okay. They must understand that |
| about not getting a promotion at work, while the | | | | appreciating what you have in life is more |
| worry wart will worry about getting fired or | | | | important than the time wasted through worry. |
| demoted when they haven't done anything to | | | | They must realize that how to appreciate what |
| deserve getting fired or demoted. | | | | you have goes hand in hand with how not to |
| Most people worry about their children getting | | | | worry. In other words if one desperately wanted |
| good grades, getting into the right schools after | | | | to know how not to worry, they must look |
| graduation, marrying a significant other the parent | | | | around their lives and learn to love and appreciate |
| can tolerate..etc. Worry warts worry their child will | | | | what is being thrown at them from life. I |
| get kidnapped at the bus stop, even if they know | | | | guarantee the fastest escape from worry is |
| they live in the safest neighborhood in the county. | | | | appreciation. It changes focus from bad to good. |
| They will worry their kids will abuse drugs, even if | | | | This is a conclusion that I had come to after |
| their kids have shown no signs of going that | | | | years of being a worry wart. This is pretty much |
| route. | | | | “top secret” information that no one talks |
| Most people generally do not worry about their | | | | about. Most of the literature on worry is done by |
| health if all signs point to being healthy. Worry | | | | psychologists who never had an anxiety issue. |
| warts may become hypochondriacs and | | | | The research was done on people who worry, |
| constantly stress about their health. They believe | | | | yet they themselves have no clue what it is like. I |
| the slightest pain or symptom is without a doubt | | | | was in constant dread and anxiety. The concept |
| pointing at some terrible illness, usually one that is | | | | of appreciation is something I got from reading |
| terminal. The worry wart then begins to dread | | | | the best method for curing anxiety and panic |
| and actively seek more symptoms to prove to | | | | attacks. These are methods that the top |
| themselves that this newly discovered disease is | | | | academics are pretty much clueless about. |