What, Me Worry?

Q: I am a worry wart and always have been. But now I feel completely stressed out. Are there any books you'd recommend to help me deal with this?
Scott V.

A: Scott, the good news is that there really is NOTHING to worry about. Worrying about anything has never changed the outcome, ever. What it does is paralyze us from taking action and, ultimately, wasting our real life away because we're trapped in our heads. And maybe that's what your worrying is enabling you to do, to avoid parts of the reality around you, but that's an issue you could deal with in a therapeutic context. But for now, here are two titles I'd recommend.

Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy by David Burns, MD. A great intro to cognitive-behavioral therapy for all our distorted thinking.

Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, a wonderful and comforting guide to living in the present moment.
Be well,
Michael