Stop worrying

Are you a worrier? Do you constantly fret about your girlfriend dumping you for a younger guy? Concerned that your boyfriend will run for the hills after he meets your family? Well, stop worrying! If you have little to no control over a situation, worry is a useless activity. Ask yourself, “is my thinking about this going to change one thing?” If not, why bother? For example, if you fear flying, worrying about whether the pilot got tipsy in the airport lounge the night before won’t make her any less hungover. If you do have some control, do what you can to plan and prepare, then do yourself the favor of giving up control. Many of the things we agonize over never come to pass. Consider the likelihood of something occurring before investing a ton of time fretting over it.