Who said these things keep going around in your head? Let’s quickly find out seven ways to stop worrying and worrying about small things.What actually happened or who said what is not important. What is important is what you think or ponder about it. You have no control over who did what, said what, what happened. But your reaction to that incident is in your control. Not everything deserves your attention. Don’t waste your energy, thoughts, and time on all the small things. How, to what, and how much you react is your decision. So train your brain. Give space to only what is truly important in your life, what is positive, what is creative, what moves you forward.
1. The more you analyze a small thing in your head, the more you think about it over and over again, the bigger and more important it becomes. So ask yourself, is what I’m thinking about under my control? What can I focus on right now? What’s the most positive thing that happened today so far, that is, give your brain good food for thought.
2. Don’t know what’s important and what’s not? Ask yourself, is what you’re thinking about still relevant after 72 hours? Will it still affect you after a week? If ‘no’, then there’s no point in thinking about it.
3. ‘Overthinking’ keeps going around in your head. To break that cycle, you stand up. Walk around a bit. Make yourself a cup of tea. Stretch. Do some light free hand exercises. Breathe deeply, exhale slowly. Do this a few times
4. Give your brain time to think about something. Sit down to write about the issue to think about it in a disciplined way. Write down what you need to do to solve it. And if you have no control over it, then there is no point in thinking about it. Finish writing down possible solutions and let the issue go.
5. Stop thinking about the worst case scenario. Stop trying to justify the worst case scenario; instead, tell yourself that even if the worst happens, you will deal with it as best you can.
6. Zoom out instead of zooming in on any situation. Will you still be in this situation in five years? Absolutely not. Will you still be worrying about the same things in five years? No question. When you look at it from a distance, small things lose their power to worry you.
7. There are two sides to any problem. ‘Panic mood’ and ‘Problem solving mood’. You should focus on the second one.
There is nothing more important than your own peace of mind. Protect it at all costs.
