In this podcast, I talk about worry and control: Why we feel like we need to be in control, how trying to gain control over things beyond our reach can cause problems, and of course what we can do to balance all of this.

Here's what you'll learn in this video:

-What is going on in our brains when we worry or attempt to control things
-The times when this behavior is helpful, and the times when it is not
-How the need to control increases anxiety
-The science behind why we worry
-Why worry gives us an illusion of control
-The reward we get from worrying
-What worrying distracts us from
-Why worrying can be so hard to break out of once it has been reinforced
-The steps you must take to stop worrying
- The importance of practicing acceptance and how to do that, whether you are religious or not religious
-The question to ask yourself to stop worrying in its tracks
-Why "doing" something might be hurting you, and why "being" is sometimes better than doing
-How to map out the habit loops that are driving your worry, and step out of them


References from today's video:
1) Borkovec, T.D., E. Robinson, T. Pruzinsky, and J.A. DePree, Preliminary exploration of worry: Some characteristics and processes. Behaviour research and therapy, 1983. 21(1): p. 9-16.
2) Borkovec, T., W.J. Ray, and J. Stober, Worry: A cognitive phenomenon intimately linked to affective, physiological, and interpersonal behavioral processes. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 1998. 22(6): p. 561-576.
3) Freeston, M.H., J. Rhéaume, H. Letarte, M.J. Dugas, and R. Ladouceur, Why do people worry? Personality and individual differences, 1994. 17(6): p. 791-802.
4) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenit...

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