What’s Worry in Reverse Part Two
In the last article, I talked about worry in reverse. In case you don’t remember all the way back to yesterday :) – here’s the definition again: Worry is reverse is simply taking the habit of worry and pondering a positive outcome to the problem instead There’s two types, proactive and reactive. I found that if I learned to do this proactively first, it helps prevent the reactive variety. Reactive worry in reverse is a bit harder, because you must then learn to catch your thought process at that point. Proactive is preventative – you purposely call up your worry and redirect it. For now, let’s talk about the five step process for learning proactive worry in reverse. Then, next time, I’ll let you know about how to do this reactively. At the beginning or end of your day, find a quiet corner and think of something that you’re worried about. Start small. If you’re doing this along with meditation, I’m no doctor, but I advise doing so afterwards, since you’ll have to recall something negative to get to the positive part. Think about the thing you’re worried about for a minute or so, and really ponder the likelihood that it could turn out as bad as you think it could. Now, think about the best possible way the situation could turn out. Keep thinking “and you know what would be better than that?” until you have the best possible scenario, better than you truly think will happen in reality.