Don't Go There: Worry Can be a Bottomless and Useless Pit! by denmarkguy

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Don't Go There: Worry Can be a Bottomless and Useless Pit!
I'll be the first to admit that I am prone to worrying, from time to time. 

I worry about our finances; I worry about getting ill; I worry about our (adult) kids; I worry about a late frost killing the new plants in the garden.


![1016-Rose03.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmem3NKDtGSeq4FuR69297nAMbu1FjDCj2phtriXEUmQdv/1016-Rose03.jpg)


I suppose we should admit that worry is a natural human emotion, BUT it can also easily become a bottomless pit we struggle to get out of. 

Back when I spent a *lot* of time attending self-development and spiritual workshops, I remember one of my Teachers once pointing out that our *THOUGHTS* about a thing tend to be far worse than the *THING*, itself... and most of our worries take the form of working ourselves into *"quite a state"* by imagining an outcome that's actually *far worse* than the *worst* actual real-world scenario.

As soon as the new year hits, I typically start to worry about paying our property taxes... it's a *big* bill, and the consequences of *not* being able to pay it *could* be what they call a *"Property tax foreclosure."* So I worry.

In past years I didn't *worry* as much because our work and income was more stable and reliable... and we generally made enough money to set something aside every month towards that annual bill. 


![1068-Grasses.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmP9FXHwjZwTAWrEuCBsv3qN974Hefc7ZBpgHCYStFMUfW/1068-Grasses.jpg)


Of course, the worry is largely *useless.* 

The *real* answer is that we may find ourselves having to borrow a couple of thousand dollars on our credit cards to make the payment on time, at the end of April. Nobody's going to come in and *"take away"* our home... that's just the worry speaking.

And this *is* how worry works, in our lives. 

We worry that we're going to get sick when we finally get a chance to go see family members in some distant location, even though the *actual* likelihood we'll get sick is close to zero.

We worry we're going to get laid off from our job because several people at our place of work recently *were,* even though we know perfectly well that we have worked there for *ten years* and they are only laying off very *junior* people who joined the company in the last two years. 


![1009-Cherry.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcpXy3RXtdGu367BuXuiJJFEDWSK4QJfNNK2X7XWxofmj/1009-Cherry.jpg)


The human mind is very adept at fabricating  *"disaster scenarios"* where no actually exist! And I have been as guilty as the next person, of doing this!

I suppose we each have our own ways of coping; for me *"getting the FACTS"* tends to be the best thing I can do for myself. As long as I am operating in the realm of *"maybe"* and *"perhaps,"* the worry machine seems to run free... but once I ascertain just *how small* the odds of something bad happening actually *is,* then I calm down.

I'm by no means *perfect,* but I am getting better...

Wait... should I be worried about *"Not being perfect...?"*

Nah!

Thanks for reading and have a great  (and worry free!) remainder of your week!

***How about YOU? Are you a worrier? Or do you just take things in stride? Do you think up "worst case scenarios" or do they not even occur to you?  Give me a shout back... Because — after all — SOCIAL content is about interacting, right? Leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!***

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@stef1 ·
That is a truth we all worry about something but on other hand when we try not to think about that also sometimes very helpful, especially for our own mental health. 

I noticed if we are concentrated about something that is not possible to solve our mind goes around this subjects and tried to find solution often unsolvable problem. I think such situation we have to just accept and live with it.

At least I try to :)

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@desolfabrics ·
Same here I worry alot, I'm a worrier and I still worry 
Can someone help get out of this deep mess?
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