A
famous psychologist asserts that "fear is the most disintegrating enemy
of human personality, "and a prominent physician declares that "worry
is the most subtle and destructive of all human diseases." Another
physician tells us that thousands of people are ill because of
"dammed-up anxiety." These sufferers have been unable to expel their
anxieties which have turned inward on the personality, causing many
forms of ill-health. The destructive quality of worry is indicated by
the fact that the word itself is derived from an old Anglo-Saxon word
meaning "to choke." If someone were to put his fingers around your
throat and press hard, cutting off the flow of vital power, it would be a
dramatic demonstration of what you do to yourself by long-held and
habitual worry.
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| Live a happy and worry-free kind of life to the fullest |
But do not be discouraged, you can
overcome your worries that hold you back. There is a remedy that will
bring you sure relief. It can help you break the worry habit. And the
first step to take in breaking it is simply to believe that you can. And
here, then, is a practical procedure which will help to eliminate
excessive worry form your experience.
Practice emptying
the mind daily. This should be done preferably before going to bed at
night to avoid the retention of worries while you sleep. During sleep,
thoughts tend to sink more deeply into the subconscious The last five
minutes before going to sleep are especially important. In that brief
period the mind is most receptive to suggestion. It tends to absorb the
last ideas that you are concentrating on in waking consciousness.
This process of mind drainage is important in overcoming worry,
for fear thoughts, unless drained off, can clog the mind and pinch off
the flow of mental and spiritual power. Here's a ten-point
worry-breaking formula designed to help you go to work. NOW-break the
worry habit!
1. Say to yourself, "Worry is just a very bad mental habit. And I can change any habit."
2.
You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry
by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the
strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith.
3. How do you practice faith? First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times.
4. Start a gratitude journal and log evidences of times when faith has paid off.
5.
Watch your self-talk. Practice saying something positive concerning
everything about which you've been talking negatively. Talk positively.
For example, don't say, "This is going to be a terrible day." Instead,
affirm, "This is going to be a glorious day." Don't say, "I'll never be
able to do that." Instead, affirm, "I will do that."
6.
Never participate in a worry conversation. Shoot an injection of faith
into all your conversations. A group of people talking pessimistically
can infect every person in the group with negativity. But by talking
things up rather than down you can drive off that depressing atmosphere
and make everyone feel hopeful and happy.
7. One reason you are a worrier is that your mind is literally
overcome with apprehensive thoughts, defeat thoughts, gloomy thoughts.
Clear your mind.
8. Create friendships with hopeful
people. Surround yourself with friends who think positive,
faith-producing thoughts and who contribute to a creative atmosphere.
This will keep you stimulated with positive attitudes.
9.
See how many people you can help to cure their worry habit. In helping
another to overcome worry you get greater power over it within yourself.
10. Every day of your life conceive of yourself as living positively happy.
Build
the foundation for success in anything you do - employ the ten-point
worry-breaking formula to your life daily. Watch the magic begin.
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