The change won't take place overnight, but you can become free from the tyranny of worry if you want to be. Unfortunately, when it comes to the problem of worry, you have a lot of company. In fact, many counselors consider worry to be the common cold of emotional problems. To begin with, most of us like to think of ourselves as concerned and caring individuals. So far so good, for concern is a constructive and healthy emotional activity.
Concern consists of three phases.
It begins with the awareness of a present or potential need or problem. Phase two involves a consideration of the available solutions. Phase three usually involves taking some kind of action. For most of us, the problem of worry usually begins in the second phase of being concerned. At the same time we consider the available solutions, we also tend to become more aware of all of the terrible, awful, horrible things that might take place.