Worrying is about the worst thing you can do to your mental health – besides the stress it causes, it can also lead to several other mental problems. However, there is a way to avoid it. Some experts say that the brain can be tricked into stopping worrying and learn how to deal with the problem.
The key, according to experts, is to make the brain learn from mistakes and embrace new challenges. It doesn’t matter if you worry about the past or the future – some things just can’t be controlled.
Many people consider worrying and depression the same thing, but they are very different. Worrying occurs when the brain focuses on past or future events that can’t be controlled, while depression is a medical condition. Continue reading the article below to learn about 3 simple techniques that will help your brain not to worry anymore and how to deal with depression.
1. Meditation
Meditation is a highly effective technique that will allow you to avoid worrying about events that have already occurred or are still to possibly happen. According to several studies, meditation can reduce anxiety and help you stop worrying about future events. Although many people think that meditation requires a lot of time, you can do a session in only 30 seconds. Just relax and close your eyes, trying to clear your mind – this will let all your problems go and teach your brain how to stop worrying.
By allowing yourself to relax, you will reduce your stress and find the solutions to your problems. Experts recommend focusing thinking of the problems you might have and picturing them as they leave the brain.
2. Write your problems down
Here’s another great tip that will help you stop worrying – by writing down your problems, you will be more focused on finding the solution to them. Get a piece of paper and write them down and focus, and try to relax by looking at the problem. This will allow your brain to start searching for solution and effectively resolve your problems.
In this way, you’re essentially focusing all your brainpower towards the written problem. According to experts, people who are chronically worried are also chronic problems-avoiders as well. One study allowed participants to write down 3 outcomes for the problem they’re facing with the results evaluated at the end. The study showed that the less concrete the writing of the participants was, the more they worried about their problems. This proves that worrying isn’t the answer and is a sort of cognitive avoidance.
3. Train your body and mind not to worry
Worries are essential your brain’s way of choosing how to resolve a problem or run away from it. Worries can often manifest through fear and may result in excess production of adrenaline that can cause numerous problems.
One recent study showed that exercise can be highly efficient in reducing anxiety and its symptoms. Once you lower the level of anxiety, your brain will understand how to resolve the problem. Exercise increases our heart rate and perspiration which is the same state our body is in when we worry too much. Exercising can also reduce our blood pressure and allow us to relax. Take 5-10 minute-walks whenever you’re stressed and enjoy the sounds and views of nature in order to relax and find a solution to the problem.
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