I think "snap out of it" is probably not a useful tactic to address worrying. I like some of the suggestions here about substituting something else instead. I'd summarize them as "Examine the worry; decide whether you can do something about it *right now*; if not, put something else in its place", with the suggested "something else" ranging from prayers to meditative phrases to song lyrics.
But it occurs to me you already have a very good collection of 'something elses' to concentrate on - several collections in fact. Maybe one of your Tree of Life images, or tree song lyrics, or soul-collage cards could be a thing to focus on, to put in place of a worry each time it recurs.
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Date: 2008-11-26 09:52 am (UTC)I think "snap out of it" is probably not a useful tactic to address worrying. I like some of the suggestions here about substituting something else instead. I'd summarize them as "Examine the worry; decide whether you can do something about it *right now*; if not, put something else in its place", with the suggested "something else" ranging from prayers to meditative phrases to song lyrics.
But it occurs to me you already have a very good collection of 'something elses' to concentrate on - several collections in fact. Maybe one of your Tree of Life images, or tree song lyrics, or soul-collage cards could be a thing to focus on, to put in place of a worry each time it recurs.