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This Is What To Do When You Are Too Busy Worrying
When managing uncertainty becomes our only to-do
I have to go to the dentist this afternoon.
Not for a cleaning, but to get…something done.
The appointment shouldn’t take more than an hour. And its only 15 minutes from my house. Which means this lovely dental adventure shouldn’t take more than 1.5 hours out of my day.
But I am nervous about this visit. My mind keeps asking the same questions over and over. Will it hurt? Will they use enough novocaine? Will I say anything if they don’t?
No matter how many times I ask the questions, I won’t know the answer until I actually get there. But the uncertainty is killing me.
So, an activity that is actually only 1.5 hours of my day feels like it has taken over my entire day. I am frantic and overwhelmed. And like I have no time to do anything today.
But its not even the actual things on my to-do list today that are overwhelming me.
Its my thoughts.
Anxiety takes a lot of different forms.
Some anxiety is a giant spike — the panic attack that can come out of nowhere and render us immobile.
