4 Ways to Lower Anxiety & Stop Worrying

Chronic worrying has been called a ’thought disorder’, but it’s more a misuse of the imagination, and not just ‘all in your head’; worrying has consequences.

We can use our imaginations more productively to stop worrying, giving ourselves room to breathe. These 4 tips will help lower anxiety and stop worrying using solution-focused problem solving.

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Video highlights:
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Worrying makes us miserable
01:05 Chronic worry: ‘If I didn’t worry, I’d be worried!
02:34 The role of the imagination in worry
04:15 How to stop worrying and start living: 4 powerful tips
04:26 Tip 1. Get distance from the worry
06:39 Tip 2. Organise the worry
08:25 Tip 3. Write down solution steps
10:28 Tip 4. Throw your worries away (or shred them)

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[meteor]

Great information! At 68 yo I worried most of my life and always thought the worst thing was going to happen; from a child and often for no rational reason. It does affect your whole day and life. Wasted many years!

[anabojanovic]

I like that: worrying as a misuse of imagination :)

[streamepiphany]

I've found this channel six months ago and you've been saving my life over and over again ever since, thank you so much 🙂💜💫

[eroceanos]

That’s me… I’m a doom-thinker… a chronic state of panic… so thnx for the advice!

[joycejnn]

Stay away from social media, Facebook, Instagram etc .

[anoshya]

I’ve found the Buddhas teachings beneficial during the last forty years. Thankyou for, the talk

[marymuscat]

I suffer from anxiety and always worrying about something, i was bought up in a negative childhood, its depressing

[darykinnaman]

I just happened to play your video just to have something in the background. Well, when you started to explain the 4 steps, my ears perked up. I am a chronic worrier but I do it subconsciously. It is habitual. Your techniques make a lot of sense and I will try them. They seem very powerful, thank you.

[tobsternater]

The beard looks well on you Mark Tyrell !! Mark Twain- "Drag your thoughts away from your troubles, by the ears by the heels or any way you can manage it!" what a quote!! Sensational advice! A quote helps with this for some reason. Cheers.

[brianorakpohit]

That tip about 'worrying time' is excellent. So simple. And ridicules somewhat the act of worrying. Tells it to bog off. Lovely stuff. To say thank you feels inadequate but thank you!

[sharonhill]

It’s so hard not to worry in this world we live in, covid, war, global warming, poverty, fuel crisis the list is endless, it’s all overwhelming and the feeling of being out of control makes me worry so much I live with with GAD and palpatations on a daily basis which I’m sure is due to the anxiety 😥

[Kaal_Bhairava]

I have this feeling that if something good happens and I celebrate then it will be followed by something bad or the happiness will go away. It's really weird but I think I will start controlling this and celebrate when there is a reason to celebrate.
Thanks for your help.

[angrypotato]

thx mr Tyrell helped a lot I really appreciate the video can't believe its only 12 minutes long

[stuartanderson]

This video is really nice. I am glad there are people like this on the internet. 👍🙂

[smurph]

Super interesting. I can recognise my worry/anxiety is cranking up a few minutes after I wake up ... but you are spot on this must be a habit of sorts! I'm a very logical person in everything bar my worrying most likely because most of it it rooted in childhood. I guess I need to use my logical brain to tell myself that in reality the worry is only imagined or that there isn't actually a worry that warrants this magnitude of stress. Reassuring logical talk downs. I need to break this habit
... it's exhausting and after that level of anxiety I can see how it could feed into depression. Thank you. 🌼🌸🌼

[brandonwhodeyer]

I practice alot of what u talk about doc at the end. Simpler version though. I ask myself what am I scared off? Asking myself questions and if I breath really hard when I ask q specific question then that's what I'm scared off. Them I ask myself what I can do about it? Like u talked about. Sometimes it's taking life one day at a time cuz my solution can't be applied till it can be applied. Worry is a subconscious thoughts that most of the time we ain't even aware of what we are scared off and when we keep that connection with ourselves we find ourselves.

[edumotivate]

Good info. Thanks. I found spirituality is only permanent solution.

[brentbowles]

Giving myself time to worry is something useful I will take away from this clip, thank you!

[mamonzote]

I just recovered from a seizure caused in part by my anxiety and constant worrying. Stress is poison people, please seek help if ypu feel like ypure alwats worried

[danielleamberconnell]

I have been through traumatic things in childhood and it’s overtaking my life. All I get is pills or CBT. Realistically I need something deeper but it feels like no one is listening no matter how hard I try to seek help