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October 2009 
Worry....
Serenityjunkie
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To me worry is a knot of mental energy that I am trying to unravel. It refers to past events and future events it is FEAR False Events Appearing Real. If I am worrying about something I am not accepting the present moment as it is.... I am wanting something, some situation to be different, or someone to do my will. It exists totally in my thinking and can snowball into an obsession sometimes very quickly.It can lead to compulsions which try to neutralise the worry, they too exist only in my head. however they can lead to action in the outside world in the mistaken belief that juggling around pieces of the material world will somehow make the thoughts ok.
I have found that I can get my interior thought based view confused with the outside world, this can cause me to think I can change the outside world by thought, or if I have a particular thought something ( usually bad ) will happen in the outside world.
Getting a degree of recovery for me has challenging. it has involved being able to take multiple perspectives on reality. These include my internal thought processes, and the ability to take an outside view of my behaviour,so as I can recognize problem areas and take remedial action. Seeing this allows me to ask for outside help to help me see whats happening with me. This is a biggy because for years I was frightened of 'constuctive criticism'
Other perspectives include any 'we 'relationships I have and an ability to outwardly assess how the relationship is doing.Finally there is me with a mental health problem and how society as a whole affects me and others like me. Finally there is the ability to outwardly assess societies relationships with people with mental health Problems
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Hello Philip, Maybe it is not so much that it should be viewed as constructive criticism, but more towards asking for input or a positive suggestion towards achievement of a goal.
Now that it is not to say that would not entail having to say take up jogging to lose weight to throw the chances of a heart attack off and that it would not be without its difficulties, but that rather then focused on what is wrong it shifts to what can be achieved, a goal ,a dream to see come to pass. Looking from others and within yourself not for what is wrong but what can be done that is directionally correct and forward in thinking.
It kinda like trying to be a stand up comedian I suppose, and that when you get heckled, it is not someone trying to take you down but just an opportunity to make people laugh and smile at turning hardship into reward.
Take care
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