I Schedule 10 Minutes A Day To Worry. It’s The Only Thing That Calms My Anxiety

From showering to social events, my anxious thoughts used to take over my life. Here’s why scheduling a 10-minute ‘worry window’ each day – and writing it down – finally quieted my mind.

Freelance Life Writer

While it has gotten better in some ways over time, one thing that has been consistent throughout my experience of living with anxiety is that I cannot shake off thoughts and they will always take over my life. From doing monotonous things at home like showering or even the laundry to big life events like weddings, my brain during bad anxiety spells just does not stop.

I have tried so many things to manage this and while some have worked for a short while, my clever anxiety seems to out-smart them.........

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