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What actually helps when worry will not drop
On YouTube: How to Actually Stop Worrying
Category: Overthinking2 Min WatchSource: Therapy in a Nutshell
Emma McAdam, LMFT
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Worry often pretends to be useful planning. Notice when it is just looping.
- Parking the worry on paper can stop it from running the whole afternoon.
- You do not have to feel calm first. You can still take one next step.
Quick notes we pulled for fast reading — not a transcript, and not a substitute for the video.
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