Worry happens, people worry and fret at times about the complete mundane, as well as every serious incident in their life. Most at times all routinely turn themselves into chronic worriers by habit. They do so by default, without even realizing it.
Our biggest issue and setback might be we ourselves are chronic worriers, which is a negative thought behaviour.
Once you recognize what the triggers are, and become consciously aware of them, the reasons forcing you to automatically worry can be removed.
There are a variety of factors, which contributes you to becoming a victim of worrying too much.
The first step is identifying its characteristics, then implementing ways to change that behaviour.
Recognizing And Reducing A Busy Lifestyle
If you’re someone who routinely leads a stressful life:
• Works long hours at a job you don’t like
• Constantly needs to deal with deadlines and schedules
• The need to deal with those who are irrational or demanding
• Have difficulty maintaining close relationships
• Always experiencing financial problems
What these issues can do, is compound your worry.
Stress is a key contributor when it comes to worry, as they fuel one another.
What it gives you is a list of issues, regardless if they’re your fault or not. Things you need to be concerned about.
What stress does is it forces you to think negatively, focusing on bad things potentially happening to you, or those concerned.
Once you begin to worry, stress can elevate it to the point which makes it difficult to put a stop to it.
So the recommendation is, if at all possible, try to make your life less stressful. Find ways to lift your mood, such as exercising.
Avoid Being A Perfectionist
Some individuals are actually proud to consider themselves to be a perfectionist. Translated, they are control freaks.
They feel as a result, they can be relied upon to get tasks completed on time, and done correctly and efficiently.
But this can also be the root of their worry. If someone happens to be a perfectionist, what they’ll do is process through a “worry” until all facets are exhausted.
To Take On All Responsibility
They will work through all of the potential problems, while trying to come up with the perfect solution in every situation they face.
Since their standards are so high, they may become dissatisfied with some of the outcomes, which others may find acceptable.
What that forces them to do is worry more. So it’s in your best interest, to be less of a perfectionist.
Stop Believing Worrying Can Be Effective
It’s known close to 75% percent of what you worry about never even occurs. Every time you begin fretting about something, possibly bad, it doesn’t even happen.
And don’t even bother thinking it was your “worrying,” is what prevented that event from happening. What that’s known as, is being superstitious.
You need to stop believing it’s your chronic worrying, is what prevents bad things from happening.
Otherwise, you’ll find yourself worrying each and every time you’re faced with a problem. Constant worrying then becomes an uncontrollable compulsion.
Don’t Take Responsibility For Everything That Happens
Some individuals for whatever reason, actually believe they’re some way solely responsible for anything bad that happens to them or anyone else.
They also believe they hold the power, to prevent anything bad from happening to them or those they care about.
This feeling of being responsible for everything is what fuels the worrying, and perhaps the worst kind of worry there is.
What it does is drives individuals into attempting to predict every possible outcome which can occur, thinking they have the best solution.
Now that’s a lot to worry about, that’s quite the burden. Just believe you’re not that great and not your responsibility, it’s not your problem to solve.
When Worrying Becomes Compulsive
Feeling responsible for practically everything this way, is also one of the main features when it comes to obsessive compulsive disorder.
What’s also related to believing you’re fully responsible for almost everything that happens, is you feel guilty about it.
This is just a small step away, from feeling you need to play god, even if you can control the situation or not.
Or there’s a belief you have a moral obligation, to prevent these things from happening.
That’s a heavy mental burden to carry around with you, as well as being unnecessary.
It’s recommended you learn how to manage your emotions better, to solve your feelings of guilt and responsibility.
Never Get Overly Emotional
One of the worst forms of worry, is when you attempt and think through all of the possible implications of a particular problem.
What can occur at times, is you can make the situation even worse.
This especially if you happen to be someone who lacks a bit of confidence, in your ability to deal effectively with problems.
What you then may tend to do, is further fuel your problems, by creating insurmountable mountains out of molehills.
If you feel you may be prone to this, then increase your self-esteem by finding new methods of thinking and solving problems.