Sit up a Tree

According to experts, January 24th has been identified as the worst day of the year: January has been long regarded as the darkest of months, but a formula from a part-time tutor at Cardiff University shows it gets even worse this Monday. Foul weather, debt, fading Christmas memories, failed resolutions and a lack of motivation [...]

Insomnia is often caused by worry. Lying awake in your bed, the gentle winding down process can become crowded out by troublesome worries. Each unsettling thought brings another with it, compounding the stress and banishing any chance of a good night’s sleep.

If like me you’ve tried other relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing and meditation, you may have found it hard because those methods often involve trying to think of nothing, and at the end of a long day it can be hard to stop your list of worries forcing their way in.

Here’s where Active Worrying comes in.

There’s no better way to get a grip on a problem than to stop what you’re doing and have a good think about the problem or situation. The stop and think technique has consists of two parts: Stop Think Seems like I’m stating the obvious there, but it’s surprising how many people leave out the “stop” [...]