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In order to stop running away from the feeling of helplessness, we have to train ourselves to be okay with feeling helpless and out of control.
When you worry, try to identify the cause or trigger for the worry and notice how it makes you feel emotionally. Be willing to just feel and be with your uncomfortable emotions.
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... for learning to accept how we feel and break the habit of worry.
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Worry briefly feels good, especially compared to the alternative—doing nothing and just feeling afraid. Worry feels good because it gives us something (rather than nothing) to do. And this makes us feel a little less helpless and out of control.
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It's ok to feel helpless
Worry is our attempt to out-run helplessness. But to stop worrying so much, there’s really only one way out: Acceptance.
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