Women are argued to be very worrisome. Ask any husband and he’ll be more than willing to tell you how so much of a worrier his wife is! She worries too much when he’s not eating much like he used to- afraid that he might be sick or having problems he’s not telling her. Teenagers won’t stop blabbering about how their moms are either- worrying too much if they’re still out at night even if they know where they are going, who are with them, wondering if they are safe. It could be a case of a genetic make-up hardwired in every woman we know. And they’d be worrying at the first sign of wrinkles! Much more, ageing. But don’t they know, one of the biggest causes of stress for women is Worry with a capital W?!

You can’t eliminate it. But there’s productive worry and unproductive worry, and you can eliminate the latter. For example, being anxious that you’re going to miss your flight can speed you up and get you to the airport on time. But worrying the plane will crash? Useless. Labeling worries as unproductive won’t make them go away immediately- but it’s the first step in being able to let go.