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Leave Your Worries Here

By Julie July 25, 2008 1:10am

I was talking to a colleague of mine awhile back and she told me about this wonderful project she was working on with many of her adolescent clients at a local high school. She hung a huge piece of paper on one of the walls and told the students if they wanted to they could write down anonymously anything that they were worried about.

The premise being that, if only for a moment, they could write their worries down they might also be able to lay their worries down and relax. The response from the teens was amazing and one by one they each wrote something and also found comfort in reading each other's responses. Even though it remained anonymous they felt a connection to each other.

Her exercise reminded me a lot of Daily Strength and how members find peace of mind through sharing their stories in the communities. Awhile back I posted in the anxiety community about this exercise and called it, "leave your worries here." Just like the teens, some members found great relief in posting their worries and leaving it. The post became a tangible place to take the ruminating voices inside and place them outside leaving the mind hopefully a little quieter.

Eventually, the post fell too far back behind other posts and disappeared. But I thought I would again offer a space on DS to write your worries down via the comment section. If you are ruminating and anxious and feel comfortable doing so please feel free to leave your worries here. Also, if you don't feel comfortable, but find the idea intriguing, try journaling this exercise or even post a list on your refrigerator.

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I worry that by not having insurance my hubby and I both will not get the right medical help we need .
I worry about not having the funds to pay for our meds.
I worry that one or both of us will give up on life
I am thankfull for God and his wisdom
I am thankfull for our Son and Daughter and their familes
I am thankfull for the friends I have meet on here.

By krickette1961 August 16, 2008 4:09pm

I worry that I won't get any better and I will feel like this forever.
I worry that God won't forgive me for all the things I have done.
I worry that I might do something that I don't really want to do.
I worry about everything !!!!!!!!!!!!

By Dizzybee August 14, 2008 5:53pm

i worry about my daughter, my job, finances, loneliness, my food addiction, my codependence.

By swtgapeach August 10, 2008 11:42am

Thank you for the idea of having students write down their worries anonymously. I am about to start my student teaching semester and I would like to use this in the classroom.

I am worried about student teaching. I have classroom experience. I've been a church school teacher for 5 years and a teacher aide for two. I have been feeling very anxious lately.

I am always anxious this time of year. I don't like the end of summer.

By GreatDaneMom August 9, 2008 1:47am

I worry about my kids and grandkids and my sisters choice to give into cancer.

By hippymama August 8, 2008 11:07am

I worry about everything even things I know I can't do anything about.

By Hapless August 3, 2008 8:06am

I am worried about what I will do if my parents find out just how sick I really am what they will say to me and what I will have to say back.

By feeling2008 August 2, 2008 6:49pm

I worry that I won't have the strength to get my personal BS under control before it costs me what I can't afford to lose

By HopefulWanderer July 31, 2008 1:23am

I am also worried about the results for the blood test tomorrow,
and worried that maybe I do have hypothyroid something or other but that it's not what's causing my voices and other mood troubles, and that it will be another 6 months before anyone even thinks about getting me to a pdoc.

By SearchingforSolace July 30, 2008 11:45pm

I worry that I am sinking into unconsciousness.
I worry that I am daring to become irregular about taking my medication in the last few weeks.
I worry that my daughter will love her father more than me.
I worry about being a good mother.
I worry whether I will die early from cancer.
I worry that I will lose my business.
I worry that I am not being a good mother.
I hope I am.
I hope I am giving more than I can see. My wisdom tells me that this is true...but I still worry.
I worry that my daughter will not love me.
I worry that I am allowing myself to fall apart.
I worry that I am not taking my medication regularly.
I worry that I will lose my business.
I worry that I won't regain the energy to get all my work done that I am so behind with.
I worry that my daughter is growing up seemingly so fast.
I worry about my father's health.
I worry that he will die like my mom did.
I worry that my partner will be angry that I trimmed the dog to take his knots out.
I worry that my daughter won't feel I am a real mother.
I want so much for her to live healthy and freely.
I worry that I will be hurt or disappointed.
I worry that I will try to impose my wants.
I worry that my partner will use things against me.
I worry that I will fail.
I worry that my art isnt good enough.
I worry about my hair cut.
I worry that I can't seem to mobilize and sustain my energy and focus to get some of my dreaded to do tasks done.
I worry that I am failing.
I worry that I am alittle flabby.
I worry if I am lazy.
I worry that I won't feel clarity and connection soon enough.
I worry about suffering.
I wish I my compassion toward my own struggles was more accesssible and poinyant.
I probably will visit here again...as I am beginning to recognize this process as important.
Sometimes I feel like a rubber flip flop that is becoming unglued from my flow my gait...like resistance.
One last thing for now...I am soooo thankful that I gave myself the freedom to share this. It feels like a loving thing. What's funny is that I am so loving yet rarely give myself the gift of my own loving. Maybe that is what is missing. I feel scared to share. But this could be good.

I worry that I'm not taking better care of myself.
I worry that I am going more and more unconscious.
I worry about my future.
I worry that he will use my

By calyiesun July 30, 2008 2:52pm

everyday fall into the loop in my head of awful things....aging, death, poverty, fraility , illness, etc.... and have to break out by you, by phone, by action, by writing....wish it would go away in ten minutes takes about a few hours....the earthquake yesterday was fun for me because i could focus on a worry i could do nothing about, not even feel guilty!

By Abotsd July 30, 2008 2:10pm

I worry I may die.
I worry I will drink myself to death.
I worry I will eventually kill myself.
I worry no one will love me.
I worry he will hurt me again.
I worry I will hurt myself again.
I worry I will drink again.
I worry I will never be better.
I worry I will never be loved.
I worry my family will disown me.
I worry he will never love me.
I worry I will never go back to college.
I worry I'm a failure.
I worry about getting raped again.
I worry about my father's cancer.
I worry about my roommate dying.
I worry about my uncles dying.
I worry my anxiety will come back.
I worry I will relapse.
I worry my girlfriend will leave me.
I worry my sister will not succeed.
I worry that I will never work the steps.

By Sweetness317 July 30, 2008 3:37am

I'm worried I'll never be who I was..that that girl will forever be lost
I'm worried that I'll never talk to my birthmother again
I'm worried my heart will always be empty
I'm worried that I'll relapse and start cutting again
I'm worried that one day, one time, I'll just cut too deep and will just end it all
I'm worried that I'll always be alone, that I'll never open up and let people in
I'm worried that no matter what I'll never be good enough
I'm worried that one day I'll just take it all, end it all and destroy everyone that does care...

By xXeraynXx July 29, 2008 7:25pm

I worry that I am not a good enough mother
I worry that my husband will leave me
I worry that my daughter will hate me
I worry that I will never be strong enough to get a job in the outside world
I worry that my paranoias will disable me for the rest of my life
I worry that I will fail in my commitments and kill myself
I worry that I am to weak to survive
I worry about finances
I worry that my daughter will need me and I wont be there

By AngelKitty4264 July 29, 2008 3:00pm

I worry that my lover doesn't love me anymore

By Jersey67 July 29, 2008 12:06am

I worry about being alone again.
I worry about being more alone than I've ever been.
I worry about getting everything done before school starts.
I worry about my depression hitting hard when I'm away at school.
I worry about my anxiety returning when I'm away at school.
I worry that I've missed out on things.
I worry I won't be able to fulfill my dreams.
I worry that my adult life will be miserable.
I worry that I'll never be able to connect with anyone other than my first everything/best friend ever.
I worry that I'm weak enough to end up in a abusive relationship.
I worry that I'd hurt myself again but I won't have the support I had before.
I worry that I'll never really get help.
I worry that people won't accept who I am and that my depression will scare people away.
I worry that people will think I'm making excuses when really I sometimes feel trapped in my own emotions.
I worry that I'll never be normal enough - whatever that exactly means.

By blankpaper July 28, 2008 11:15pm

I'm worried about finances, I am months behind on bills.
I worry that I will never fit in at my job and my student loans are almost due for repayment.
I worry that I'm not a good enough mother or even a good enough person for that matter. I try to be nice but seem to have lots of people that do not like me. I wear my heart on my sleeve and that hurts me.
I worry that I will always have chronic pain that will go unresolved.
I worry that my anxiety/panic attacks will come back,
I worry that I am not fulfilling the plan that God has for me.
I worry that my husband had no clue of who I really am and that we willnever learn to communicate.
I worry about my sisters, my children, and the state of our economy.

By Caramella27 July 28, 2008 11:14am

I worry about dying
I worry about living
I worry about pretty much everything else in between

By PCare July 28, 2008 9:54am

I worry that I hate my job and will never grow to like it or be good at it.
I worry that I will not overcome my eating disorder.
I worry that I will not be able to forgive myself for past mistakes.
I worry that my marriage will not last.
I worry that I will never be really happy or fulfilled.

By dubdolly July 28, 2008 9:25am

I worry about my grandson's health.
I worry about my daughter's disability
I worry about my husband's heart problem
I worry about my marriage, spending enough time with my husband
I worry about dying
I worry about my health
I worry about finances
I worry about being well enough to work

By Lacudia July 28, 2008 1:22am

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