Strategies to combat worry

Strategies to combat worry are needed more than ever. The Covid pandemic has left many people unemployed, struggling financially, arguing with loved ones and feeling very worried about an uncertain future. Thankfully, there are simple ways to help you to combat worry. Worry is unfortunately a part of life and a state that our minds seem to default to when they aren’t occupied (something evolution got wrong!)

Here are suggestions to help you combat worry:

Ask yourself the following questions:

• Is this something with a very low probability of occurring?
• What prediction am I making?
• What is the problem that needs to be solved?
• What specific actions can I take?
• Are these actions reasonable?
• Am I worrying about things over which I have little or no control?
• Is this a productive (resolution focused) or unproductive worry?
• Why or why not?

My negative predictions

How I make these predictions come true

Alternatives that can disprove my negative predictions

Negation of Problems to combat worry: