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This	is	a	recurrent	worry	of	mine.
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There	is	no	action	I	can	take	to	solve	this	worry.
If	your	worry	seems	to	fall	more	into	the	“unproductive”	category,	the	next
time	it	pops	up,	remind	yourself	that	it’s	okay	to	live	with	some	uncertainties.
In	fact,	it’s	impossible	
not
	
to.	Remember	to	practice	acceptance	of	things	as
they	are.	On	the	other	hand,	if	your	worry	is	productive,	make	a	plan	for	how
you	want	to	problem	solve	the	situation	at	hand.	(There’s	more	on	problem-
solving	in	
chapter	9
	
.)
Overgeneralizing	and	Underestimating
When	we	experience	normal	anxiety,	we	focus	on	the	immediate	concerns