Do You Know the One Word to End Worry?
By: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC Worry, everyone does it, from 5-year-olds to those in their 50’s. Even though it’s common everyone also understands worry is not productive. We worry about things we can’t control. Crime in big cities. Global warming. What mean people will say about a Facebook post, or worse how someone might judge an Instagram family photo when your hair just would not cooperate. Worry doesn’t make health better, in fact, it can make it worse. For some it’s a stress headache, others it’s terrible gastrointestinal pain. Stress and worry drain energy and have no benefit to physical or mental health. Is there a better way? I believe there is a single word to solve this dilemma and recapture the lost energy, health problems and sleep loss that comes from chronic worry. The word is Care. Moms tell their kids to be careful at school but that doesn’t stop the bullies from saying mean things. People talk about being careful on the roads traveling, but saying