worrying she take care of herself eat right or exercise regularly As a result she also fretted about her physical health and began to think she had a serious medical illness We all worry on some level but it becomes disproportionate when persistent and uncontrollable When this happens we lose time to an internal not focus This hyperinternal focus is a vortex where no new energy or perspectives are allowed in The vortex distorts reality and creates greater fear Excessive worrying is not and is not productive In fact the exhaustion and emotional depletion actually makes us less productive We able to concentrate plan accordingly and make the best use of our energy and resources And once again robbed of the present moment We typically come to recognize in a vortex when the anxiety is intense At this point it can be quite difficult to escape The quickest solution is to avoid this stage altogether Developing an early warning awareness that reacts before anxiety has reached high intensity protects us from becoming stuck in the vortex IDENTIFY YOUR WORRY TRIGGERS Even though we tend to worry about the same things day in and day out we persist in wasting time