must.stop.worrying
Have I mentioned I'm a worrier? Dear readers, those of you who know me better than the words on this page know that to say I am a worrier is a grave misrepresentation. "Worrier" doesn't come close to accurately representing my personal occupation...but for lack of a better term to descibe my incessant and unenviably busy head, it will have to suffice.
I worry about everything. Things I can help and things I can't. Things I've said and things I haven't. I worry constantly about the people in my life...but I also worry about stuff. For example, I worry I'm going to lose my engagement ring when I'm driving with my arm out the window and it will be irretrievably lost. That kind of worry...eg crazy thoughts.
I'm particularly worried about the plans for my upcoming race. I don't seem to know a lot of them, about where to be and when, and what's on the agenda. This is making me very uncomfortable.
Last night I was chatting with a friend and he told me, "you've got to trust people, and not worry about things so much... I understand you're getting stressed, but panicking about the details doesn't un-stress everyone else involved."
He couldn't be more right (although he is a bit of a pot calling this kettle noire) and I'm trying to take some deep breaths and shake off some of tension in my shoulders. I recognize that worrying is a wasted use of energy...but it's also a very difficult habit to break.
I worry that I worry too much. Good grief.
posted by librarianchick @ 6:18 AM
4 Comments:
1. Worrying = caring.
2. You are a very caring person
Therefore …
3. You're going to worry more than most people.
It's the people that don't worry, that we need to worry about.
Or not, since they're not worried about it, themselves.
Tell me about it, tons of therapy and it still doesn't make the worrying and anxiety stop.
You can always call your worrying friend (me) and we can exchange worries to get them somewhat off our chests.
Should we have a worrier club? I'd run for some kinda position, like shaky hands or something.
This entry made me smile cause holy smokes, we are similar! I put a bracelet on today and all day I have been worried that I will forget to take it off later and with either scratch Aiden with it or he will yank it and break it. WTF is that? Worriers of the world unite!!!
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