The 10 Best Anxiety Busters by Margaret Wehrenberg

Author:Margaret Wehrenberg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Worry is insistent. It feels important. But when you persistently work against it, worry abates.

Assess Your Worry

Out-of-control worry isn’t just a nuisance—it can negatively affect your entire life. It can interfere with everyday functioning and rob you of the pleasure you once felt in doing things you enjoy.

Do You Need to Contain Your Worry?

Check off the statements that describe you:

My worry is hard to control; it creeps into my thoughts all day.

I’m so preoccupied with my worries that I rarely feel joy anymore.

I can’t pay attention. My worry interferes with attention for the details that enrich or inform life.

Total number of boxes checked: _______

I spend a lot of time feeling concerned about the outcome of projects I undertake at home or work.

I worry that every fever and cough my child has is going to escalate into a life-threatening illness.

Whenever I hear about a potential health risk from a food (such as artery-clogging saturated fats), I immediately stop eating it and get it out of the house.

I’ve worried about whether I’ve fed guests food that might cause food poisoning.

I’ve worried that I will be put in jail for mistakes on income tax forms or failure to comply with some detail that has legal repercussions.

I’ve had serious concerns about becoming homeless, even though I’m well educated and have a good job that I’m not currently in danger of losing.

I cope quite well with real, even disastrous, problems.

Total number of boxes checked: _______

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