Questions to guide your worry break
As you get used to attending to your stressful thoughts, here are some guiding questions to ask yourself:
- Is this worry within my control?
- What aspects of this concern are in and/or out of my control?
- What mental hang-ups are making this stress worse?
- How would I approach this if I had unlimited time and resources?
- What is getting in the way of me overcoming this hurdle?
- How do I really feel about this stress?
- What is the ideal outcome in this situation?
- What is a first step I can take?
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