Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post
I'm a worrier too. I saw a counsellor about 10 years ago about related stuff and she recommended I write down everything I am worried about. Then I was to set a time every day that I actually sat down and "worried" about the things on the list but not allow myself to think about them the rest of the time. In addition, I had to analyze each item (big or little) and list the things I can control and those that I can't and then work on changing the things I can but letting go of the ones that are beyond my control. All of this stuff did help to some degree. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this very well...
Thank you for those suggestions. I was thinking along those same lines myself--about only allowing myself a set amount of time to worry.

Some of the things I worry about are the details. I like things to be "just so." I'm not sure how to tackle that one. I feel this huge push/pull to the often practical necessity of being well prepared and exercising an undue amount of control over a situation or person. My friends laugh at me for being such a planner, but if they knew how much hand wringing that goes into it, I don't think they'd find it as amusing.