I used to be a big time worrier. I would worry about everything: big, small or miniscule. From saying the “wrong” thing to the supermarket clerk to getting in trouble for some future mistake I hadn’t even made yet.

Worry consumed my mind most of the time. It was the biggest distraction I used to avoid my feelings and being in the present moment.

It disrupted my thoughts, goals, sleep, and conversations. I was always looking for assurance from others that my worries were not warranted.

It took a lot of practice and concentrated effort for me to [...]

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