The No Worries Workbook

Book excerpt: Cope with your day-to-day worries in fun, productive, and healthy ways with this creative and interactive guidebook to worrying less. From global warming to FOMO (fear of missing out) and social anxiety to Instagram envy, we all have a lot to worry about, both now and in the future. Worry and stress can feel overwhelming and affect many parts of our daily lives, but most problems can be dealt with in small, bite-sized, and even playful ways. These prompts make battling worry more approachable. The No Worries Workbook guides you through fun and creative coping exercises that you can do whenever you start to feel the worry take over. Worry can come in different shapes and sizes and this book of 124 lists, activities, and prompts combats that with varied and fun techniques such as writing a break-up letter to your worry, rearranging your room, or drawing. Doing a little at a time can help you get through each day with less worry and more productivity. Setting small goals, keeping track of your everyday accomplishments, making personal aromatherapy tools, and doodling, are all activities that can help you breathe and sleep easier—and ultimately worry less. This friendly, fun take on different stress-free activities will help you manage your worries and allows you to be mindful of all the positives in your day-to-day life. With creative activities, quotes, journal prompts, and light cognitive exercises, you’ll have all the tips and tricks you need to stop the chronic worrying and start enjoying life.