Don't worry! ...If only it was that easy.
Let's start with your brain, what's going on up there?
It is said that we have 70,000 thoughts a day going through our brain. Your brain is wired in such a way so that it is always looking for ways in which to keep you safe. Sometimes it goes too far to the detriment of our well-being. Give your brain half a story and it will make up the rest, in other words, you can guarantee that the end of the story will be a negative one. It is simply looking for perceived threats to keep us safe.
When was the last time that you worried about something and it never eventuated? I bet it happens most times? If it did eventuate, it was never as bad as you thought it would be, or perhaps it was - and here you are today, you got through it.
The first part of resiliency is to understand that your brain is looking at the negative side of life. It is sometimes good to examine the negative things but know that your brain is exaggerating the information.
If you have a worry on your mind, remember that talking is the best option to resolve those problems that we haven't been able to resolve ourselves. Talking with others extends the knowledge and experience needed to find the appropriate resolution strategy. Talking also helps to bring a new perspective to our issue, we can see things through a different lens.
Once you have chatted and found a way through your problem then set about fixing it with a practical action. We can 'work at worrying or work on what is worrying us', our brain is going to work regardless of which one we choose to do.
Working on our problem gives us something positive to focus on rather than the negative problem.
Let's talk!
Don't Worry!