Build the Mindfulness muscles
- Acceptance: accept that the worries are here and stop trying to make them go away.
- Attention: get out of your thoughts and focus on the world around you.
- Labeling: When a worry pops up, label it as “a worrying thought.” It’s not you. Do not identify with it and don't let it overtake you.
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