Never worry (?)

grahamg

grahamg

Old codger
Location
South of Manchester, UK
"You die if you worry, you die if you don't so why worry?"


That maxim hasn't stopped me being a worrier, but I have heard it said often enough to know a lot of people think that way, and admit it is worth attempting to follow if you can (?) :).
 

I think it's just human nature to think and maybe even worry about the important things in life.....it's not a bad thing in my book.
 
grahamg said:
"You die if you worry, you die if you don't so why worry?"


That maxim hasn't stopped me being a worrier, but I have heard it said often enough to know a lot of people think that way, and admit it is worth attempting to follow if you can (?) :).
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One of my old bosses said "Worry is interest on a debt that is not due yet"
 

I think worrying is fine as long as it is constructive and helps you come up with a solution to a problem.

Worrying can also help to keep you safe or prevent you from taking too great a risk.

Laying in bed with the covers over your head worrying about things that are completely out of your control doesn't really do much good.
 
Depends on what a person worries about. If it's something they have control over then worry can lead to a resolution to whatever the problem is.

If there is no control, worry is a waste of time.
 
Knight said:
Depends on what a person worries about. If it's something they have control over then worry can lead to a resolution to whatever the problem is.

If there is no control, worry is a waste of time.
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I know, and you're right of course, but that kind of worrying that is a complete waste of time does seem to creep up on one now and again regardless of how much I try to remind myself how irrational it is.
 
grahamg said:
I know, and you're right of course, but that kind of worrying that is a complete waste of time does seem to creep up on one now and again regardless of how much I try to remind myself how irrational it is.
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Do you think that comes from a lifetime of experiences or from early childhood and family dynamics?
 
Probably a very young age.....

Knight said:
Do you think that comes from a lifetime of experiences or from early childhood and family dynamics?
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I do think I was a worrier from a very early age for whatever reason (maybe family dynamics though conversely my younger brother didn't seem to worry too much himself). Hopefully I'm a bit less of a worrier nowadays, perhaps helped by a lifetime's experience I feel.
 

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