Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Dealing with 'little worries'

I don't like being uncomfortable, and anxiety makes me feel very uncomfortable. I especially worry about making mistakes. Ironically, my fears center around trivialities, such as misspelling a word in an e-mail, bumbling a calculation when balancing my checkbook, misplacing a bill, and so on. All of these "little worries" add up to one chronically stressed, uptight individual.

However, Dr. Low reminds us that mistakes made in trivial matters are themselves trivial. In my encounters with other nervous people, I've noticed how we often sweat the small stuff but can handle life's larger challenges.

For example, we're more likely to panic over misspelling our name on a college application rather than making the big decision to attend a college. I've also noted that in true emergencies many, if not most, of us react just fine, with a cool head and calm demeanor.

So as we work our way through our own recovery journeys, perhaps we should keep our focus on the little things, those everyday events that we can change our attitude toward. While our overall "big" goal is a long-term reduction in our symptoms, in the meantime we can make progress by focusing on prioritizing our mental health during all of the little challenges of life--and endorsing ourselves for every little victory.

5 comments:

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Meg (The Watered Sprout) said...

Thank you so much for being so open and sharing from your heart. I was diagnosed with chronic anxiety after losing my fiance in Afghanistan. I started a blog as well, in hope that my journey and personal research for healing my mind and body might help others. Keep your chin up and keep sharing :o).

Meg
http://thewateredsprout.blogspot.com/

GingerLouls said...

I completely get the not being able to deal with small things but being able to handle serious emergencies.

Lulu
http://luluisdealingwithanxiety.blogspot.com

Penny said...

We all seem to have a natural desire to do everything perfectly - actions, decisions, and especially in trivialities. Think how exceptional this would be. Would you want to be around a person that was perfect in everything. For me, when I'm dealing with trivialities, a sense of humor helps so much. "C'mon now - is this really so important, diva?" or "I have better ways to use my energy - how can I treat myself now since I have done this spotting." Self-endorsement is important because it stops the blaming. Give it a try. Penny

therapist anxiety irvine said...

That's well written. I totally agree to the point that with some little worries we almost forget our larger achievements.this arises the anxiety and results panic attacks.