Worrywart's Companion Book

	Acknowledgments
	Prologue: What Is Heaven? What Is Hell?
Pt. 1	What Is Worrywarting?
Ch. 1	Worrywarting Is Hell	3
Ch. 2	Worrywarts Go to Extremes	9
Ch. 3	Worrywarting Is a Style of Thinking	14
Ch. 4	Worrywarts Let Emotions Take Over	21
Ch. 5	Worrywarts Worry Themselves Sick	26
Pt. 2	How to Worry Smarter
Ch. 6	What Is Smart Worry?	33
Ch. 7	Create a Time and Place to Worry	39
Ch. 8	Watch How You Worry	46
Ch. 9	Talk to Yourself the Way a Friend Would	53
Ch. 10	Practice Flexible Thinking	61
Ch. 11	Challenge Your Worry	73
Ch. 12	Look for Solutions	82
Ch. 13	Set Worries Aside	90
Ch. 14	Imagine Positive Possibilities	100
Ch. 15	You Can Worry Smarter	108
Pt. 3	Twenty-one Ways to Worry Smart
1	Evaluate the Cost of the Worry	121
2	Take a Deep Breath	123
3	Relax Your Muscles	126
4	Distract Yourself	130
5	Take a Walk	133
6	Smile and Laugh	135
7	Say a Little Prayer	138
8	Find the Joy	140
9	Avoid Drinking Coffee	142
10	Change Shoulds to Preferences	144
11	Count Worry Beads	146
12	Eat a Sweet	148
13	Take a Warm Bath	151
14	Imagine a Happy Ending	153
15	Do a Good Deed	155
16	Joke about the Worry	157
17	Rock Yourself	159
18	Count Your Blessings	161
19	Make a List	163
20	Practice Underreacting	165
21	Watch a Funny Movie	167
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