This is one of a two part podcast about addiction. It is more common than you realize. You may be struggling with an addiction even to a medication that was prescribed by your doctor. In your heart of hearts, you know its something more. As you watch it's tentacles control more and more of your life. At first it started off innocently, but soon you were rearranging your life to let this unwelcome visitor space. On this podcast we lay the ground work for an honest appraisal of it's influence. We are not judging, it is a journey with relapses, but today you can try again to just simply reduce the amount of the addictive element into your day.

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We all do it. Worry is on a spectrum from my grandson at bat in the little league game, to worry about food cost and job security, to a negative medical diagnosis. Some will even lose sleep over their worry. As common as it is in our life what is the secret to overcoming a worry that holds our mind hostage? We interviewed a psychology professor with years of experience to answer these questions.

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It keeps you awake at night. Demands your attention! And will grow bigger, mocking you for even thinking you can regain control. While worry is normal it may have influenced our decisions, creating even more complicated thoughts. We worry about how our grandson will perform on the baseball field, we worry about our job security, our first date, whether we will be accepted at the new job, a medical diagnosis and even the fidelity of our spouse. Worries are big and small, but can be overcome. On this podcast we talk about the worries of all ages, explaining strategies for overcoming our daunting thought life.

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