I think we become like our parents because we learn from just watching them. I came from a worrier family and it took years and being in therapy to put a stop to it or really to worry a whole lot less.
I appreciate this not because I'm a worrier but because I am married to one. I never knew what compulsive worry was like until I spent my life with someone who did. There is a "worry" gene...has to be, because that seems a curse of the family line. Worrying seem to go hand-in-hand with a bit of OCD and empath personality - I doubt it is ever an isolated personality trait.
If I wrote a poem, it might be called "I never worried."
Our marriage is actually perfect as we directly complement each other's anxiety (and lack thereof)!
Maybe there is a worry gene
There must be an innate behavioral trait, possibly genetic. Worry is normal and I think it would be unusual for someone to not worry, ever.
The test is how we react to worry, how we handle it and allow it to affect our thinking and mood.
Well David that is true but it's the amount of worrying a person does.
I think we become like our parents because we learn from just watching them. I came from a worrier family and it took years and being in therapy to put a stop to it or really to worry a whole lot less.
I grew up in a family of worriers too. Great read Allan.
Thank you Pamela. You are a great f riend
I might be the queen of worriers these days. It seems to be more so after I began living on my own.
Yes and that is understandable
I appreciate this not because I'm a worrier but because I am married to one. I never knew what compulsive worry was like until I spent my life with someone who did. There is a "worry" gene...has to be, because that seems a curse of the family line. Worrying seem to go hand-in-hand with a bit of OCD and empath personality - I doubt it is ever an isolated personality trait.
If I wrote a poem, it might be called "I never worried."
Our marriage is actually perfect as we directly complement each other's anxiety (and lack thereof)!
I feel the same way. I'm not afraid of death but the way I die.