Do you worry too much? 4 Worrying Mistakes You Should Stop Making

You're reading Do you worry too much? 4 Worrying Mistakes You Should Stop Making, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. Do you worry too much? According to the Anxiety and Depression American Association (ADAA) almost 40 million American adults --- one-fifth of the population--- suffer from chronic worrying and other anxiety disorders which makes them the most common mental illness in the U.S. This has lots of reasons, too much technology, insomnia and sleep deprivation, loneliness and the lack of proper communication, especially among teens. But I`m not here today to talk causes. I`m here to list the four common mistakes that people make when trying to handle worrying and anxiety, according to the experts. Worry Mistake #1: Seeking unattainable certainty and control Experts believe there are two things that cause anxiety more than anything else: lack of control, and uncertainty. “Uncertainty is anxiety’s archenemy. It is the primary spring from which worry and apprehension flow, so much so that we can think of anxiety itself as a drive to eliminate uncertainty,” writes Taylor Clark in Nerve: Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool. More certainty = Less worrying However, there`s one pitfall to this… It`s called the excessive strive for certainty. You may think that the key to reducing worrying is to see...
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