Do you sometimes feel that you were born to worry? Can you think of someone right now who deserves the title of: “The Chronic Worrier?”  In my line of work, people often tell me what they’re worrying about.  Even as a child, people poured out their worries and problems to me, regardless of whether they knew me or not. I have a deep empathy for people who worry, as I know what it’s like, having being a perpetual worrier myself. I was raised in an alcoholic home so worrying became second nature to me. Nowadays, people say to me: “John, how can you worry if you’re psychic?” Even though I am blessed with this wonderful gift of being psychic, I’m still very much a human being. Some people think that by worrying it will somehow protect or prepare them for the unexpected. I’m sorry to dispel this myth, but it doesn’t work.

When you worry, it interrupts your natural rhythm, affecting all areas in your life and eats away at your time. This time can be used for enjoying life, for personal reflection, or just used to relax and quiet your mind, or you can use this time to meditate and be with yourself and your soul. When you worry, you’re demonstrating a lack of trust in God, the Divine Source. You came from the source and are one with it; so know and trust that it’s working to help you at all times.

Many of us are not even aware when we’re worrying. That’s the nature of habit-forming characteristics. Becoming aware is an important part of worry reduction. As you become more conscious of the habit of worrying, it’s possible to develop the ability to switch it off before it takes over.

Worry can be set off by something as simple as watching the news on television with all the graphic images. If you’re the sort of person that’s affected by the news, it’s possible that it will push you into a state of worry and stress. You can’t change the world, but you can change yourself. By working on yourself, you’re nourishing the overall positive consciousness of the world that we’re all connected to. Let’s take a few minutes to identify what you worry about most?

Here are just a few examples of what we typically worry about:

We worry about our families

We worry about our finances

We worry about our careers or lack of one

We worry about what other people think of us

We worry if we’re too fat or too thin

We worry about going to the doctor or dentist

We worry about rising fuel costs

We worry about exams or a test

We worry about other peoples problems

We worry because its all that we know how to do

People are affected by worry in different ways, and there is no one-way to heal or cure worry, regardless of the circumstances. Some people may even need therapy or counseling, but it’s healthy to take a look at your life from time to time, and try some basic cognitive restructuring. This next exercise, rearranging your mental landscape is a neat way of helping to manage your worrying habits.