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Constantly worried.

  • 28-12-2009 8:28pm
    #1
    Polar Girl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Does anyone else feel like they spend most of their life worrying? I worry about losing my job, things I have done in the past, I convince myself are going to somehow come back and hurt me. I worry what people think of me all the time. I can lay awake at night wondering and worrying about what if this happens, what if that happens or even things like god those people must think I am such an idiot.

    I have been doing this a lot lately and I really wish I could be a happier more secure person. If anyone has any tips on how they have stopped stressing about things that haven't even happened yet I would appreciate it. I might get more sleep too!


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  • #2
    Stargazer7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭Stargazer7


    I don't know if I have any advice to give but I am a serious worrier! I've done it all my life and it's only gotten worse over time. I strive to be the best at everything, even to an unachievable level and I worry about everyone else and how they feel about me.

    Seeing a professional about it and trying to figure out how to be secure in myself but I'm finding it really hard. You need to look at what makes you feel happy and safe in life and try to find a way to make it happen by yourself.


  • #3
    Eve_Dublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,884 ✭✭✭Eve_Dublin


    Hey OP. I'm a major worrier like yourself...I sweat the small stuff and always have. I'm pretty much constantly feel anxious over ridiculous, irrelevant stuff but in the last few days, I've got some bad news and it's given me a bit of perspective. All the crap I was worried about before that just seems completely ridiculous in comparison.

    I guess the best advice I got from a friend is to give yourself a break. There's at least 63 things to worry about at every time (he made up a random number to illustrate the point...he basically meant a lot)...you will always always always have stuff to worry about if you try hard enough to think of them and I guess as you get older, they'll get worse...so really, what's the point in worrying at all? It's absolutely futile. If you catch yourself worrying, get up off your backside and do something else. Without sounding very blonde, sometimes you can think yourself into an awful state by over-analysing...so perhaps distract yourself more and keep yourself busy to stop yourself from having the time to worry.


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