This woman was so nervous about flying, so the flight attendant explained every sound and bump and even sat here holding her hand when it still got to be too much for her - eviltoast
  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Worrying won’t help in any of these situations.

    That’s a rational take on something that isn’t rational. Worry is fun in that it doesn’t care about your logic.

    Example: My friend was ditched in a round of layoffs a ways back with terrible timing. He’s just moved back to the country, with a mortgage and other costs, taken in his dad to care for, and it’s close to 10k/mo of run-rate with cars and dual taxes and just family costs. I bet he still worries, even though it’s no help.

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      10 months ago

      Right, which is why identifying and eliminating such behavior is preferable.

      I don’t have to engage in irrational behavior just because some stupid idea pops into my head.