Worry some

Pencil time into your schedule for worrying — it’ll help you stress less. That is, rather than fretting all day, make a conscious effort to not mull over the things causing you concern and postpone all of this worrying into a 30-minute window. In the study, participants who did so experienced less anxiety.

(interestingly, the article notes that the study started with 62 participants but that several dropped out…can’t help but think they were too worried about devoting so much of their time to the study!

Image: Guatamalan worry dolls, travelopod.com.

2 Comments July 28, 2011