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5 Easy Ways to Stop Feeling Worried
How to expect the best.
When you’ve raised your hopes only to be let down over and over again, it’s easy to become pessimistic and learn to expect the worst.
I was a pretty negative person a couple of years ago. Expecting the worst will save you disappointment when that worst outcome happens, so I always did that.
However, such a mindset led to endless worry and stress.
For example, if my dad were starting a new business, rather than thinking he would succeed, I would think, “Great. Here we go with more financial struggles.”
Assuming we had hard times coming created a weight of worry in my chest that made it difficult to focus on anything. I’d lose myself in movies to feel something else and not think about my life.
I’ve come a long way from being that person, but this last month, I accidentally became her again.
I’ve been feeling that same worry and those nerves. I can’t even take a nap without my heart beating fast and hard in my chest.
All I want to do is stay in bed.
I have to force myself to work, and at first, I thought it was because I didn’t love what I was doing anymore, which only added to the stress.
