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Why we worry: The ABC method for mindfully managing worry

October 10, 2024October 9, 2024

We spend a lot of time worrying. About work, money, friends, family, the future. For most people, it’s not the kind of paralyzing worry that prevents us from getting anything done. It’s more akin to background noise which we can be pretty good at ignoring. But it’s still there. It makes it harder than we’d … Read More

Categories Healthy Mind Tags anxiety, emotions, mental health, stress, worry

Worrying well: how to bring wisdom to your worries

May 26, 2020April 29, 2020

Worry is traditionally seen as a negative emotion. But is it possible worry has a positive function, and that we just don’t tend to use it well? Physician and researcher Martin L. Rossman argues that worry is actually an adaptive function to better solve problems and imagine creative solutions. And worrying well is a skill … Read More

Categories Healthy Mind Tags anxiety, emotions, stress, worry

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