Review: Crazy Worry Syndrome!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2012
Is there anything stupider than worrying? No, really - think about it. What does worrying accomplish? If you've done all you can to cause the situation to turn out the way you want, what is the point of worrying? Yet, we humans torment and torture ourselves with worry, sometimes on a daily and almost constant basis."How To Stop Your 67 Worst Worries" lists 67 of the most common worries and I suspect that all of us can relate to at least some of them (for me, it was "The Government Is Stealing My Money"). Recognizing that our worries are universal enough to be held by many other people is one way of defusing the anxiety. Examining our worries rationally is also helpful. But the best way is mentioned by the author in the very first pages of this fine book: gratitude. Yes, we all have a vast multitude of reasons to be grateful. It's up to us where we want to place our focus: on our reasons to feel grateful or the worries and problems in our lives. When we recognize the price paid for excessive worry the choice is an easy one.