Did you know worry can kill you?
I hear the gasps in the cyber crowd now.
I worry… you worry… we all worry. We can’t help it. It’s in the genes. We worry about our family, our careers, our finances, you name it and we can find a reason.
But according in an article written by C. S. Clarke, PHD:
‘Worry as a stressor is a direct source of headaches, insomnia, ulcers, and other gastric distress, paranoia, generalized anxiety disorders, depression and phobias. Most stress experts believe that it is an indirect source of disorders involving the immune system, such as cancer. We can literally worry ourselves to death. For example, when worry leads to depression and the depression becomes deep and unrelieved, our immune systems break down to the point where even a cold virus could become a killer.’
Gasp again!
Whether this is a medical certainty or not, those of us who worry (hello, my name is Sandy and I am a worrier…), can relate to the physical manifestation constant worry can bring. Just ask anyone who developed problems like mentioned above. Or worse. Most can attest that worry played a big part of the medical history.
How does this pertain to writing?
Worrying means having a lack of faith. So when it comes to my writing (since it is on my list of top ten things to worry about) it implies I have no faith in my ability to ever be published.
Webster’s dictionary defines worry as ‘a mental distress or agitation resulting from concern, usually for something impending or anticipated.’
Bottom line: I’m killing myself by worrying because I have no faith in something that hasn’t happened yet.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it?
So go forth and write without worry. Save your health. Save your life.
Besides, I also heard worry causes wrinkles.
Gasp!
~Sandy
