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<blockquote data-quote="rejectedmom" data-source="post: 526930" data-attributes="member: 2315"><p>Nancy, I too am a worryer by nature. I still find myself runnning through the list of "what ifs' from time to time but I do not do it anywhere as much or as long as I have in the past. Accepting that they are who they are, is a huge part of moving on. Accepting that you cannot fix or change them is huge also but neither makes you stop worrying. Even preparing yourself for the ultimate horror doesn't stop the worry. Somehow we have to learn how to not feed the worry. How not to catastrocize every slip and stumble or set back. We need too acknowledge the fears and then be able to put them aside. I have used visualization with some success. when I am worried or anxious I close my eyes and focus in on what is bothering me. If it is something I can resolve I do it. If it is not in my realm of possible I put it in an imaginary box at my feet. When I am done looking at all my worries, I imagine that I put that box on a shelf in the closet and close the door. Then I go about my regular activities. I learned this method at a group I used to attend. -RM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rejectedmom, post: 526930, member: 2315"] Nancy, I too am a worryer by nature. I still find myself runnning through the list of "what ifs' from time to time but I do not do it anywhere as much or as long as I have in the past. Accepting that they are who they are, is a huge part of moving on. Accepting that you cannot fix or change them is huge also but neither makes you stop worrying. Even preparing yourself for the ultimate horror doesn't stop the worry. Somehow we have to learn how to not feed the worry. How not to catastrocize every slip and stumble or set back. We need too acknowledge the fears and then be able to put them aside. I have used visualization with some success. when I am worried or anxious I close my eyes and focus in on what is bothering me. If it is something I can resolve I do it. If it is not in my realm of possible I put it in an imaginary box at my feet. When I am done looking at all my worries, I imagine that I put that box on a shelf in the closet and close the door. Then I go about my regular activities. I learned this method at a group I used to attend. -RM [/QUOTE]
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