WW has always been an unhappy person, constantly being troubled by many things.

In school, he doubted his ability to make friends, got anxious over every test and panicked at any unexpected turn of events. Upon stepping into the society, he became apprehensive about new job responsibilities, got upset over his lifestyle and felt uncertain about his future. Things took a turn for worse when he started to feel uneasy at the slightest noise and even fret over what to eat for lunch! Many nights were spent running thoughts through his mind. He lost sleep, energy and time. Finally, he realized that all this while, he had been missing out on the finer things in life!

Luckily for him, he is determined to change this. The first big step he took was to change his name to MM. No longer was he the old WorryWart, he is now MiracleMaker!

Okay, why the heck am I talking about worrying? I am supposed to talk about health! Well, worrying IS closely tied with health. Notice how the old WW worried to the extent of jeopardizing his health?

A bit of worrying is inevitable and can keep you on your toes. Over worrying however, wastes lots of time and inhibits your ability to find solutions. While not all things get resolved just by simply doing nothing, worrying is definitely not the way to solve problems.

So what can we do?

Source it out

So what is causing you to be constantly worried? Does it stem from your past experience? Are you are trying to prevent something? Is it unfounded? Understanding the cause of your worry is imperative so you can go on to the next step…

Evaluate it

What is the probability of the event happening? Is it worth the effort worrying? If not, stop worrying! If the answer is yes, address the source and come up with solutions!

Trash it out

Talk to a trusted person who can lend a good listening ear and give good advice. Certainly not another worry wart! This can be therapeutic as after letting it out, it can help clear a cluttered mind and get you into a receptive state again.

Breaking your train of worried thoughts by distracting yourself with activities you like can help. You can always revisit the source of your worry when you are in a better physical and emotional state to handle it.

Move on

Sometimes you may have already come up with a solution. Then you probe further and worry about the solution itself. It is okay if you want to polish up your solution but it won’t help to linger too long.

By the way, MM does these and found a positive change in the quality in his life. Let’s wish him luck in his future endeavours!