{"id":1678,"date":"2019-12-22T03:22:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T03:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.49.72.74\/~otwellness\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2020-03-28T18:22:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T18:22:21","slug":"healthy-concern-vs-unhealthy-worry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otwellness.com\/?p=1678","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Concern vs. Unhealthy Worry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Worry and concern <\/i><\/b>can be hard to distinguish. Many people interchange the two as if they are the same. However, there is a difference between having a healthy concern over a problem and unhealthy worry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let’s delve into this a little deeper….<\/i><\/p>\n

Concern<\/strong><\/em> is a way of thinking about a problem with the intent of finding a healthy way of resolving it. Genuine concern focuses on the healthy treatment of self and others and promotes beneficial actions and behaviors. Concern is also tempered with confidence, optimism, and hope and strengthens relationships.<\/p>\n

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Worry<\/strong><\/em> expresses fear and anxiety over a problem that you believe you may not have any control over or are able to solve, fearing that the problem will lead to a poor or devastating outcome. Worry also can be difficult to identify because somehow, we are convinced that if we worry about someone or something, that means we care.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Worry does not need to equal care and love.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We often will justify worrying but it steals our peace and occupies most of our free time as we ruminate over the problem; instead of working toward a reasonable solution.<\/p>\n

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Worry can be devastating. It often paralyzes us from moving in a positive direction and from focusing on daily concerns. Worry is driven by fear.<\/a> (As stated in the anxiety blog).<\/a> Someone who worries usually has no or weak goals to get to a positive outcome. It weakens relationships and overtakes faith with doubt. It will also reduce our mental and physical health by causing us to experience many of the following symptoms:<\/p>\n

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