Creating a worry free life is a valuable goal. I hunger for wisdom and guidance on how to cultivate a worry free mindset. I do a lot of reading online , I seek spiritual guidance through prayer, and I love to listen to others speak on topics such as this. I still have a lot of work to do. Is your worry list long?
How do you cope with worry? How do you practice surrendering your worries and anxieties?
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I am a worrier. I used to have really bad anxiety and alot of fears that basically dictated my day and how i felt. Most of my worries are related to my son who is a medical kiddo fighting brain cancer. Its hard for me some days to stay in the present moment… but i do my best.
Prayer is a miracle tool for me. I often think of fear and faith like a 2 sided coin (fear on one side, faith on the other). U can never have both at the same time. Im either living in fear or living with faith trusting that everything will work out as it should. And i do my best each day to live in faith, trusting in my HP. I find meditation helps with anxiety. Deep breathing. Grounding techniques like the 5 senses technique. Mindfullness. Positive self talk. All these tools I use to pull myself out of worry, fear, and anxiety. I find doing a morning routine very helpful bcuz it sets a good foundation for my thinking to be on the right track. Idk… i still struggle at times. Some days are harder than others. But ultimately that connection with my HP is the most crucial 
thank u for the topic! I enjoyed reading it. It refreshed my memory on what works!
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When you find out please let me know. I’ve been laying here worrying uncontrollably for the last 30 minutes about nothing in particular but everything in general. This is normally when I’d have a couple drinks, open a book or start a movie and disappear into another less worrisome place in my mind.
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I was talking to my sister about this topic just today. My worrying has quieted a whole lot with sobriety but that might be just my brain chemistry.
I still have a night or two every few months where my brain races and I can’t sleep and I try a quick meditative trick. I picture my thoughts floating on leaves down a river. If I have a pervasive thought/worry I picture that phrase floating past me on a leaf in the water. The thought is here for a minute or so, I watch it pass by me and then it is gone.
It doesn’t work every time and I’m not always in a good enough mindset to practice this but when I can, it works like a dream.
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This is great advice. I do one similar where I picture a blue sky with some small dark clouds and watch them in my mind’s eye float by. It requires a lot of attention to visualize and I think that in itself helps curb the worrying. Doesn’t always work but it’s a good tool for sure.
Something else that helps me is writing down my thoughts. Even if it’s the middle of the night, if worry is keeping me awake I often find it helps to just open my journal and start writing.
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Thank you for taking the time to respond and of course expressing your reflection. I often try to dump my negative thoughts at bedtime. I truly do need to ground myself through meditation more often. And you are so right in reference to faith vs fear. I know this and catch myself faltering in faith. Again, it was very helpful and kind of you to respond prompting my notifications. 
I know better but I am only human. My brain is sometimes on overdrive and overthinking. I have been catching myself lately grinding them gears up their in my head sometimes all day and carrying on til bedtime. I have been practicing on dumping my thoughts before sleep and I am getting better. I just wish I could put an instant stop to this nonsense because I am aware that it is unhealthy to do so. Yes, I read and listen to audio books. Thank you for your response and input. 
Sounds like mindfulness meditation. I love it. Thank you for the reminder and most of all thank you for sharing. 
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Not many worries in my life today just taking it ADAAT ,
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Mindfulness and / or meditation can be helpful tools for worrying…I can be a worrier for sure. I have found over the years, that bringing myself back to ‘what is’ helps me a lot. Staying present in the current moment, soothes my parasympathetic nervous system and calms me body mind and spirit…when I can slow down to do it. 
A similar grounding technique that helps me stay present is following my breath…
I also find comfort and ease reading this…
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Thank You for your response. I have been on Y.T. and found a few meditation videos that last a few hours with background sound. Last night I used my small blue tooth speaker by my bed side and slept like a baby to the sound of waterfalls. You have a wonderful weekend.
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I found something last night that helped me relax. I fell asleep to waterfall sounds video on Y.T.
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