Let's do an exercise. Have a look at the sentences below, and if it seems like it counts as "too much worry" in your opinion, then mark it:
Is It Too Much Worry?
- Feeling so worried about your finances that you buy a money management book.
- Worrying so much that you throw up before an important speech you're supposed to give.
- Falling asleep at 3 am in the morning because you were worrying about all the things that could go wrong the following day.
- Declining to go home with a blind date because you have a bad feeling about them.
- Staying at work an extra hour because you're worried about a difficult project you're working on.
- Staying at work an extra 2 hours for a week because you're worried about a difficult project you're working on.
- Turning in the project late because your worrying about it made you procrastinate.
- Taking over-the-counter pain medication every day to deal with the stress and worries of raising a young family.
- Going to the doctor because of a persistent health condition you're worried about.
- Calling the police to report suspicious activity happening in your neighborhood.
What Is "Too Much Worry"?
You've already had a go at creating your own definition of what worry is. Take a few moments now to see if you can create your own definition of too much worry, before moving on to the next section.
