Worries Compound — Impacting Your Quality of Life: How to Stop Worrying so Much

Focus on outcomes you can control

Thomas Oppong
4 min readMar 4, 2022

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Worrying is one of the worst feelings in the world.

It can feel like you’re drowning in your thoughts and worries — and it’s hard to come up for air.

Worst-case scenario thinking takes a toll on the body and brain. In the end, it becomes challenging to live in the moment or enjoy life to the fullest.

What’s the difference between a worrying habit and a normal, healthy concern? It’s not always easy to tell.

But if you find yourself worrying about things out of your control, it might be time to break the habit.

Worry makes us more anxious in the long term. It robs us of the present.

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength,” says Corrie ten Boom.

When your worry habit becomes too much, it gets in the way of a healthy life. Your quality of life suffers when your worry becomes a cycle.

When we worry, it makes us feel like everything will turn out badly.

Worst-case scenario thinking can interrupt your life and prevent you from enjoying life.

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Thomas Oppong

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