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I really feel for those of us who are naturally anxious and worry excessively. Obviously these feelings are much more common for those in lockdown and just responding with don't worry does not help one bit.
Although many are coping with genuinely challenging circumstances I think its important to ask ourselves how valid are our worries?
Its almost as if everyone has a worry capsule that must be filled at all times. No matter how picturesque your life, you will be most likely be worrying about something.
For example recently I was speaking to a retired person and they were excessively worrying about how they were going to fill there time to avoid being bored during lockdown and which plants to have in their garden. The level of worry this person had seemed almost comparable to someone else being in crippling debt...
So how do you know if your worries are valid? Something that helped me is to think back to a time in your life where you were struggling and overcame it (i.e final year university or when you were between jobs). Are your current worries equal to this? Most likely not and even if they are remember you previously overcame them so you can absolutely do it again.
Most importantly remember, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁.
Also always reach out to those closest to you when you are struggling.
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