1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Here's a three-minute, quick tip where we break down a mental health or personal development topic in 180 seconds to help you shift or reframe your perspective. Today’s topic explores the idea of postponing worry in order to help reduce the effects of stress on your day-to-day life.&amp;nbsp; This can be especially helpful in times when what we’re worried about doesn’t have an immediate or simple solution. Or maybe we’re worried about something that we don’t have a lot of control over, like someone else’s wellbeing.&amp;nbsp; In these types of situations, it can be helpful to try and contain the worry so that it doesn’t completely disrupt our ability to live our lives.&amp;nbsp; This is where using a technique like postponing worry or creating a worry container can come in handy.&amp;nbsp; The idea behind both of these strategies is to gain a sense of control over the worrisome thoughts and feelings as opposed to them having more of the control.&amp;nbsp; To do this:&amp;nbsp; Try writing down what you’re worried about as a way to get it out of your mind and to start creating some distance from the worries. Decide on a specific time when you’ll return to those worries. This can be a 15-20 min. time period sometime during your day, typically best when you have a natural break, such as after school or after work and not right before you go to bed. During this alloted time, go back and reflect on what you’ve written down. You might try and come up with some solutions or journal or write about what’s coming up for you or even talk about it with someone you trust. Once the time is up, write down&amp;nbsp; anything that’s continuing to bring up worry and then close the book on it until the next designated worry time, which might be the same 15-20 min. window the following day. If it’s helpful, you can also create a worry container, which can be literal like a shoebox or a jar where you can put the worries that you’ve written down, or it can be something you visualize in your mind.&amp;nbsp; Once you’ve contained the worries, though, it’s important to try and focus on the present moment. You may need to do something to feel more grounded, like take a walk, drink some water, or listen to some music. Or maybe you find just jumping back into your routine the most helpful.&amp;nbsp; *** Want to reach out, be a guest or have a question? Contact&amp;nbsp;email@achangeinstory.com. *Disclaimer: The information contained in this episode is for the sole purpose of being informative and is not considered complete. It should not replace consultation with a qualified professional. A Change in Story https://sites.libsyn.com/519668 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40527930/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/40527930