“The trouble with worrying is that it always seems senseless after the event is over”
— Norman Vincent Peale
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Worrying often feels pointless once the situation you're worried about has passed. Imagine you're really nervous about an upcoming test at school. You can't sleep the night before because you're scared you'll fail. But after the test is over, whether you did well or not, you realize all that worrying didn't actually help. In fact, it just made you lose sleep and feel bad. Instead of stressing about something before it happens, it’s better to prepare as much as you can, then let go and deal with it calmly when it comes. By doing this, you avoid wasting energy on negative feelings that don't change the outcome.
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