You can think of worry as the thought process that elicits feelings and emotions that are construed as anxiety.
Sometimes we worry because we don't have all the information we need, or are unsure about something, or even may be just negative in thinking.
Fear on the other hand is a direct physiological reaction to a very specific stimulus. This is the reaction that helped our ancestors survive, how we react to a specific danger and then evoke the fight or flight response where we take on the danger or avoid it. With fear, the body responds in certain ways to prepare for dealing with the danger (e.g, breathing rates change, blood moves to core, adrenalin moves through body).
Is there something that you are worrying about but not talking about? Perhaps you are holding back because you don’t want to be a nuisance? Perhaps you don’t want to rock the boat or cause problems? Perhaps your worries could potentially hurt someone else if you bring them up?
Whatever the case may be, by holding it in it is giving this worry more power over you. Sometimes just letting it out puts it in perspective. Talking it out in a constructive (not hurtful) way or even just venting some of your thoughts can be such a relief! Who would be willing to listen or who could benefit from hearing your worries?
If you aren’t yet ready to talk about this worry to someone in person you can always post your worries here. Let it out!
What worries are you holding in and holding on to?
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