Episode #55 The World Is a Lot Less Screwed Up Than We Think It Is Long-term trends look good.

<p><strong><em>In this episode Joanne Williams, LCSW discusses how we see the world thru fears eyes and a way to change that lens.</em></strong></p> <p><strong>Summary of today Podcast: </strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>The World Is a Lot Less Screwed up Than We Think It Is</strong></li> <li><strong>Long-term trends look good.</strong></li> <li><strong>5 Classes of worries and ways to handle them </strong></li> </ol> <p>Today I want to share 10 things that are getting better in our world in an article by Concoda and How our chronic fears fall into <strong>five fairly distinct classifications: A. Gilkey a pastor in 1930.</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>Worries about disasters which, as later events proved, never happened. About 40% of my anxieties.</strong></li> <li><strong>Worries about decisions I had made in the past, decisions about which I could now of course do nothing. About 30% of my anxieties.</strong></li> <li><strong>Worries about possible sickness and a possible nervous breakdown, neither of which materialized. About 12% of my worries.</strong></li> <li><strong>Worries about my children and my friends, worries arising from the fact I forgot these people have an ordinary amount of common sense. About 10% of my worries.</strong></li> <li><strong>Worries that have a real foundation. Possibly 8% of the total.</strong></li> </ol> <p><strong>Gilkey prescribes:</strong> <strong>Limit worrying to the fifth group. This simple act will eliminate 92% of his fears. It will leave him free from worry 92% of the time.</strong></p> <p>Listen for any of these fear as hear the 10 things that are getting better in the world and how if you can keep focused and say to yourself, I will only worry about this issue, IF IT ACTUALLY is happening than using up valuable energy with 99% of worries never come true.</p> <p>Sounds simple it is the hard part is changing the worry habit.  If you want help read my upcoming book how to stop worry in 5 steps.</p> <p>Everyone is guilty of spreading negative vibes at some point — Think about soc