{"id":829,"date":"2026-07-05T03:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T02:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodwords.info\/?p=829"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:51:41","slug":"worrying-about-things-that-havent-even-happened-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodwords.info\/?p=829","title":{"rendered":"Worrying about things that haven&#8217;t even happened yet&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you ever been scared of a series of events that you have pictured in your mind because you followed the track of this endless question &#8220;What if&#8230;?&#8221;. Worrying is like being scared of shadows. If you turn on your &#8220;Inner Light,&#8221; you can see that the future is actually a friendly place where you can be a superhero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why This Happens:<\/strong> This is called <strong>&#8220;Anticipated Judgement&#8221;<\/strong>. Your subconscious is a &#8220;goal-striving mechanism&#8221; that tries to protect you from future failure by making you afraid now. If you rely on &#8220;physical memory&#8221; from past mistakes, your brain treats a new challenge like a scary monster rather than a fun new level in a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to Fix It:<\/strong> Use the <strong>&#8220;10\/10\/10 Rule&#8221;<\/strong>. Ask: &#8220;Will this matter in 10 minutes? 10 months? 10 years?&#8221;. This stops the &#8220;obsessive loop&#8221; and helps you realize that most things you worry about never actually happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Context Research:<\/strong> The author <strong>Mark Twain<\/strong> once noted that he spent most of his life worrying about things that never occurred. Scientific research now shows that 80% of what we worry about never happens, and we can&#8217;t do anything about another 15% anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodwords.info\/?product=book-an-individual-session-of-hypnotherapy-at-the-clinic\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"e7eae3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7eae3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwords.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stop-worrying-at-GoodWords.info_.webp?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwords.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stop-worrying-at-GoodWords.info_.webp?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwords.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stop-worrying-at-GoodWords.info_.webp?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwords.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stop-worrying-at-GoodWords.info_.webp?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwords.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stop-worrying-at-GoodWords.info_.webp?resize=600%2C750&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwords.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stop-worrying-at-GoodWords.info_.webp?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been scared of a series of events that you have pictured in your mind because you followed the track of this endless question &#8220;What if&#8230;?&#8221;. 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