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How to Handle Worries and Anxieties
What is a worry?
A worry is an upsetting thought or thoughts about something that
has happened or is happening or might happen.
Some worries aren’t very big and don’t last very long. They usually go
away on their own when something changes. An example might be a
test at school that you’re worried about. After you’ve taken the test
you might realise it wasn’t so bad after all. You might even get a
good mark. So that’s the end of the worry.
Some worries are a bit bigger. An example might be you have to go
to a new school where you won’t know anyone. You worry what it
will be like. Then you start at the new school and before too long you
make new friends and find the teachers are nice so you’re not
worried anymore.
Other worries are very big and difficult to deal with. They can be all
sorts of things. Examples of things that are big worries to some
people might be: being bullied, someone you love being very ill, your
parents deciding not to be together anymore.
Some children (and grown-ups) get more anxious about things than
others. For some people something they are worried about seems to
get bigger and ‘stuck’ and they can’t stop worrying. There are lots of
reasons for this. Everyone is different though and only you will know
if a worry you have is small, big or very big.