Comments on: Anxiety Relief http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:41:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » 10 Things You Can Do Today to Feel Better Tomorrow http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/#comment-25878 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » 10 Things You Can Do Today to Feel Better Tomorrow Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:56:35 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/#comment-25878 [...] Worrying is Misplaced Emotion [...] [...] Worrying is Misplaced Emotion [...]

]]> By: Abraham http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/#comment-16957 Abraham Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:41:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/#comment-16957 A great manager of mine from the past said, "You've got to worry about everything". He was speaking from the context of being a software development manager. What that really means though is to think things through and take action on any question. I think what he really meant was, "You've got to move on every uncertainty." That's different from worrying. That's getting down to business and addressing the issues. A great manager of mine from the past said, “You’ve got to worry about everything”. He was speaking from the context of being a software development manager. What that really means though is to think things through and take action on any question. I think what he really meant was, “You’ve got to move on every uncertainty.” That’s different from worrying. That’s getting down to business and addressing the issues.

]]> By: McFly http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/#comment-16923 McFly Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:25:33 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/anxiety-relief/#comment-16923 I disagree. I believe greatness comes from high anxiety. As sad as this is, some of our greatest achievements and scientific breakthroughs have come in times of WAR, stressful times no doubt. Freud's theories have been poo poo'd of late, but his theory of sexual transmission has a good bit of merit; that is our sexual anxiety is often funneled into artistic outlets. In other words, anxiety could be responsible for the Sistine Chapel, half the Louvre, and pretty much everything Salvador Dali ever painted. Maybe this is what you are saying, that worrying WITHOUT ACTION is detrimental. And the rationality of worrying certainly seems silly as you've described it(accurately) as perseverating over what cannot be controlled. But I believe perseverating is necessary and good. Of course, if I'm arguing semantics, well then, boo on me. I disagree. I believe greatness comes from high anxiety. As sad as this is, some of our greatest achievements and scientific breakthroughs have come in times of WAR, stressful times no doubt. Freud’s theories have been poo poo’d of late, but his theory of sexual transmission has a good bit of merit; that is our sexual anxiety is often funneled into artistic outlets. In other words, anxiety could be responsible for the Sistine Chapel, half the Louvre, and pretty much everything Salvador Dali ever painted.

Maybe this is what you are saying, that worrying WITHOUT ACTION is detrimental. And the rationality of worrying certainly seems silly as you’ve described it(accurately) as perseverating over what cannot be controlled. But I believe perseverating is necessary and good. Of course, if I’m arguing semantics, well then, boo on me.

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