For better or worse, we’ve inherited a worrying brain. This was really good news for our ancestors who had to survive harsh conditions and constant predators, and did so by being able to pay close attention to potential threats and dangers. But this is not so helpful for us modern humans though, who can find ourselves pulled into future “what if” thoughts that can fill many an hour of our waking lives.
In my previous blog, (How Worry Takes Us Away From Our Lives) I suggested some ways that we might work with minor worries and mental ruminations. In this blog I would like to elaborate on that, and offer some suggestions for what to do when we are feeling particularly stuck in intense worry feelings. TO CONTINUE CLICK HERE…