How to stop worrying

Not a single day goes by that we do not worry about something. However, continuous worrying puts a strain on our mental health and it affects our overall health as well. To make things worse, our brain is naturally incline towards bad or negative things.

The good news is we can do something to shift the focus less on worrying and more on positive things. In this free app, learn helpful ideas on how to do this.

Carnegie says in the preface to How to Stop Worrying and Start Living that he wrote it because he "was one of the unhappiest lads in New York". He said that he made himself sick with worry because he hated his position in life, which he attributes to wanting to figure out how to stop worrying.

Do not get lost in vague fears. Another trap that you have fallen into many times that have spurred on overthinking is that you have gotten lost in vague fears about a situation in your life. And so your mind running wild has created disaster scenarios about what could happen if you do something. What is the worst that could happen? You should learn to ask this question to yourself.

Spend the most of your time in the present moment. Be in the present moment in your everyday life rather than in the past or a possible future. Slow down how you do whatever you are doing right now. Move slower, talk slower or ride your bicycle more slowly for example. By doing so you become more aware of how you use your body and what is happening all around you right now.