Think About It

It may not sound good, but I find myself being somewhat envious of people who are able to deal with stress. I am not necessarily talking about the stress associated with crisis situations and trauma; rather my challenge is when it comes with the anxiety of worrying about day-to-day things. I think that there are a couple of reasons I struggle with this: first, I don’t want to let people down. It’s not that I worry as much about making mistakes as it is that I just don’t want to disappoint the people around me when I don’t do things the way I think they think I should do them. Second, I don’t like to feel unprepared when I approach a situation. While this can be a positive trait, what happens is that I tend to overthink things. What should I do if this happens? What can I do if that happens? Preparation is one thing; anxiety is something else. As I was pondering this the other day, I got to thinking about some ways I might be able to handle anxiety a bit better. Here is what I