Articles about Worry
14 free articles, newest first. Every one is a few minutes long, written in plain language, and open to everyone with no account.
Reading Your Results Before the Appointment
Flagged in red on a Saturday morning, with nobody available until next week. What a reference range actually means, whether to look at all, and how to get through the…
Getting Through a Scan When You Cannot Move
Twenty-five minutes of lying still in a machine, and the part of you that needs to leave is already objecting.
Finding a Therapist
You have decided to get help and now there are two hundred names and no way to choose. How to narrow it down, what to ask before you book, and how to tell early whether…
The Night Before an Operation
You are not allowed to eat, you cannot settle, and every thought goes to the worst version. How to get through the evening before surgery and the hours of waiting the…
When the News Is Too Much
You want to be informed and you end up frightened, flat and unable to look away. Why the feed works on you that way, how much following is enough, and what to do with…
What If It Really Is as Bad as You Think
Reassurance does not touch some worries. The alternative is to follow the fear to the end on purpose and ask what you would actually do.
Making a Phone Call You Have Been Putting Off
The call takes four minutes and you have carried it for three weeks. Why phone calls are harder than they look, and a short script for getting one over with.
Giving Your Worries an Appointment
Trying not to worry does not work. Setting aside fifteen minutes a day to worry on purpose does, surprisingly well. How to run a worry window and what to do inside it.
Rereading the Email You Already Sent
Checking the sent folder for the fourth time does not tell you anything new, but it feels like it might. Why rechecking is so hard to stop, and how to loosen its grip.
When You Cannot Bear to Look at Your Bank Account
The unopened letters, the app you never tap, the card you use with your eyes half closed. Why money avoidance grows, what it costs, and a gentle way back to looking.
When You Cannot Stop Checking Your Phone
You pick it up to check one thing and surface forty minutes later. The pull is not a willpower failure.
Living in Fear of the Next Panic Attack
The attack itself lasted minutes. The fear of the next one has lasted months. Why the dread between attacks can shrink your life more than the attacks do, and how to…
How to Fact-Check a Worried Thought
A worried thought arrives sounding like the truth. It usually is not. A simple, five-question way to check a thought before you let it run your afternoon.
Why Your Brain Keeps Replaying That Conversation
Rumination feels like problem-solving but works like a loop. Here is what keeps the replay going, and four small moves that help it wind down.