Friday Fix: Episode 102
Have you ever spent hours worrying about what someone might say when you see them? Or have you ever wasted weeks worrying about whether something bad might happen? I have. I’ve spent many hours worrying about people and circumstances that I had absolutely no control over. And all that time worrying didn’t do any good. Of course, it’s hard to give up worrying about things we can’t control. Our brains want to dwell on catastrophic outcomes or worst-case scenarios. It’s scary at first to acknowledge that you can’t control something. You can’t force your parents to stop drinking. And you can’t force your partner to love you. You can’t make your kids get good grades. When you put your effort into the things you can control, life gets better. So on today’s Friday Fix, I share how to tell if you’re focusing on things you can’t control and five strategies that will help you stop doing it.
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