{"id":38678,"date":"2021-06-13T20:39:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=38678"},"modified":"2021-06-17T10:31:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:31:24","slug":"everyday-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/everyday-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday Anxiety: How to Worry Less and Live More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you often find yourself stuck on small everyday worries and annoyances that just wouldn&#8217;t go away? How can you break free of this everyday anxiety?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyday anxiety has the power to take over your thoughts and emotionally exhaust you. Reframe the way you think about your day-to-day worries to take away their negative power.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are six ways to get a handle on generalized anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generalized Worrying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most people, you probably often find yourself caught up in a sense of generalized worry about your day-to-day life. Everyday anxiety can be difficult to work through because it&#8217;s usually <em>not<\/em> based on specific issues that you can gather facts and information about. <strong>Rather, this generalized everyday worry is simply a <em>habit<\/em> to be broken.<\/strong> There are six ways you can break your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/chronic-worrying\/\">worry habit<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #1: Keep Busy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Often you\u2019ll find that worry and anxiety creep up during your idle moments. Keeping your body and mind as busy as possible is an effective way to keep worry at bay, and perhaps forget about it completely. <strong>This is because it\u2019s impossible to actively think about two things at once<\/strong>\u2014for example, try simultaneously thinking about what you had for breakfast this morning and a task you need to complete tonight. You\u2019ll find that you can think of both of these things <em>in turn<\/em> but not at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same way, your emotions can overrule one another\u2014you can\u2019t feel joy and despair at the same time, for example. When you keep your mind occupied with productive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-have-a-positive-mindset\/\">positive thoughts<\/a>, it can\u2019t <em>also <\/em>be occupied by worry and anxiety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, your friends might take you out for dinner and drinks after a breakup\u2014providing you with a fun, social environment helps distract you from feelings of sadness or loneliness.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Idle worry usually isn\u2019t too much of a problem while you\u2019re focused on your work during the workday. However, you\u2019re at a much higher risk for anxious thoughts while you relax in your after-work hours. Combat this risk by occupying your mind with positive after-work activities. This might look like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Joining new activities, like a sports team, a class, and so on.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Developing a hobby that requires some concentration, such as learning a new instrument or painting.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #2: Reframe the Small Stuff&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A strange paradox of human nature is that we usually approach life\u2019s true hardships and setbacks bravely and logically, but easily become emotional and reactive when it comes to small, unimportant matters. This is because we ruminate on these small matters until they become overwhelmingly important and take up our focus.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Many of life\u2019s large stresses are simply a buildup of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/small-problems\/\">small problems<\/a>. <\/strong>For example, small irritations with your spouse can build into irreparable resentment and divorce. Or, someone spilling their drink on you at the bar can escalate into a fight and an assault charge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can avoid your tendency to fret about small matters and let them become large, stressful matters by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-reframe-your-thoughts\/\">reframing your thoughts<\/a> in two ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ask yourself: Am I going to let this setback ruin my experience? <\/strong>Imagine someone makes fun of your shirt at a party. You\u2019re upset and feel like crying or leaving the party. You think, \u201cAm I going to let her comment ruin a fun night with my friends?\u201d You decide to just avoid the person for the rest of the night and enjoy talking to your friends.<\/li><li><strong>Adjust your view\u2014think of how you can make the irritation more pleasant. <\/strong>For example,<strong> <\/strong>Carnegie tells the story of a man who hated his radiators\u2019 incessant clicking noises. One day, he was on a camping trip and realized that the crackling campfire sounded a lot like his radiator. When he got home, he decided to <em>enjoy<\/em> how his radiators sounded like a campfire\u2014once he did this, he stopped being irritated by the noise and forgot about it completely within weeks.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #3: Think About Probability&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people tend to worry about <em>everything<\/em>\u2014accidentally setting their house on fire, natural disasters, plane crashes, and so on. Often, though, once you step back and examine these anxieties, you\u2019ll find that most things you worry about haven\u2019t come to pass, nor are they likely to. <strong>Consider how realistically probable the things you\u2019re worrying about are. <\/strong>When you catch yourself falling into your generalized worry habit, ask yourself:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What am I worrying about?&nbsp;<\/li><li>Is it likely to happen?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So many of our worries come from our imaginations, not from our reality\u2014these questions interrupt your irrational spiral of imagination and pull your thoughts down to rational, factual ground.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #4: Accept What\u2019s Out of Your Control<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout your life, you\u2019ll encounter situations that are completely out of your control and can\u2019t be changed. Pushing against the inevitable won\u2019t do anything to change the situation\u2014but it will certainly change <em>you<\/em> by making you angry, resentful, and physically ill with worry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These situations become less stressful and frustrating when you practice acceptance\u2014<strong>instead of trying to <\/strong><strong><em>change <\/em><\/strong><strong>your circumstances, <\/strong><strong><em>cooperate <\/em><\/strong><strong>with your circumstances.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, the night before Thanksgiving, your power goes out and you receive word that you won\u2019t have it back for a few days. Instead of becoming upset that you won\u2019t be able to host dinner as planned and frantically trying to find a way to make it work, you accept that Thanksgiving won\u2019t be happening at your house this year. Your sister a few towns over says that she still has power, so you bring over all the food you prepared and host the festivities there instead.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This isn\u2019t to say that you should immediately give up when you encounter any type of adversity. <\/strong>If you encounter a situation that you <em>can <\/em>control or change, try your best to do so. But, if no action on your end can change or prevent the issue, let it go and find a way to accept it. When you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-stop-wasting-your-time\/\">stop wasting your time<\/a> and energy on things you can\u2019t control, you can put that energy into enriching and enjoying the parts of your life you can<em> <\/em>control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #5: Put a Limit on Anxiety<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, it\u2019s easy to get caught up in worrying about issues that, in the end, aren\u2019t very important. 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