Thoughts On The Idea Of Worry

" You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. "- James Allen

Here my thoughts stop and will not go any farther. All that meets me, all that floods over me are but feelings--greed of life, love of home, yearning for the blood, intoxication of deliverance." "aside. We will be superfluous even to ourselves, we will grow older, a few will adapt themselves, some others will merely submit, and most will be bewildered;--the years will pass by and in the end we shall fall into

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today” – Franklin D.

Anthony Villagomez     Throughout time our ancestors have used their awareness to assess every situation because every day was a matter of life and death. They made sure to be aware of their surroundings in case of attack by a wild animal or any other form of danger. This is the concept that James Sherlock covered in his article “ Fear the Future”. Sherlock discussed how anxiety may have been a key mental feature in early civilization that made humans more successful at predicting whether or not they may have been in danger which allowed them a greater amount of time to prepare. In a time such as today, people no longer have to deal with the troubles of constantly being aware of their surroundings in search of immediate danger but anxiety does play another key role.

In turn, therapists could have difficulty assisting their clients with problem solving if they are avoiding fearful situations. For example, the content of an individual’s worry often jumps from topic to topic, without resolution of any one concern. Although worriers appear to lack confidence in their ability to solve problems, they do not necessarily demonstrate deficits in problem-solving ability. Due to the uncontrollable nature of worry and its tendency to suppress emotional processing, worriers may experience heightened negative affect as well as subsequent cognitive

When we are born our mind is a blank chalkboard. As we grow and interact with the world around us, that chalkboard gets filled with pictures, shapes, and words that construct our ideals in life. It is important that not only we, but our children be surrounded by open minded positivity. In the article that I will analyze we can clearly see where the picture for a better tomorrow goes rye.

If the state of mind was that I am equipped to deal with everything, stress and worries would not happen. The roots to this largely stem from our belief system. Belief systems are inculcated in our growing up years largely from the age group of 0-8 years. This is the age group that we call as impressionable age. Our minds have conscious and subconscious parts. The subconscious comprises of roughly about 88 to 90

One song in particular that speaks to this is “Overkill”, performed acoustically by Colin Hays. It is sung “I can’t get to sleep, / I think about the implications, / of diving in too deep / … Especially at night, / I worry over situations / that I know will be alright, / it’s just overkill”. This song expresses the anxiety and fear that I often experience concerning the future and change. While I know that all of the things I worry about will eventually turn out in the end, I cannot help but have these things on the forefront of my mind when I have quiet thoughts to myself. What I have come to realize is that whether I worry or not, the future will still be just as unpredictable and uncertain, so sleepless nights worrying will not help

“(S)ensing: preferred to intuition; ISTPs tend to be more concrete than abstract. They focus their attention on the details rather than the big picture, and on immediate realities rather than future possibilities.” There have been many times in my life where I couldn’t understand why people were worried about the future, or things they had no control over. “If you can’t know what tomorrow holds then why worry about it? Live in the now, how hard can it be?” I often thought to myself. Now I know, it can be hard. If that’s not part of your personality, part of how God made you to think, that can be very hard. Just as hard as it is for me to be around large groups of people for extended periods of

Anxiety now seems to be so prevalent in the world we live. There are many stressors and even more things to worry about when you are growing up in this generation. Stress and anxiety can be harmful but could they also be motivational? That is the question we must ask ourselves; the answer to this simple question could change our thoughts about anxiety. One must also consider how different people react when anxious: no one on this planet reacts the same.

When we go to school or to our jobs we don’t have many worries. The worries we could have could be “Oh no, there’s a test today” or “Oh no, my boss wants me to do some paperwork” but what if we had to live in fear instead of worries? If in the morning we should fear to go to school or job because of the place we are living in, that we had to say properly goodbye to your family every day, what would that do to us?

The study maintains that a person presenting with these symptoms can actually use it to their advantage. Borkovec and Roemer found evidence which suggest that worry and anxiety could have a positive function in one’s life. They indicate that the positive side of anxiety promotes motivation, preparation and problem solving. On the other hand, the negative side of anxiety leads to avoidance, distraction and superstition.

The PSWQ-C is a 14 item self-report questionnaire designed to assess worry in children and adolescents with scores ranging from 0 to 42 with higher scores representing greater tendency to worry. Amanda obtained a score of 10 on the PSWQ-C. More specifically, her score falls in the 55th percentile for females her age, which indicates that she does not experience excessive worry. This is consistent with the information gathered from Mrs. Williams and Amanda from the clinical interviews and the results of the BASC-3.

or ‘What will we wear?’” It is exactly as this line says. Do not worry about things too much because God will take care of you when times are tough. According to this passage, I can live a more precarious life by living life without caring for everything so much.

I admit it. I’m a worrywart. I’ve been one all my life. When I fret, I put lots of effort into worrying about something that might happen or worrying about a problem that doesn’t seem to have a possible good ending. This brings out a doubt in God, in His