What’s the point of worrying?

I had an exam this evening and throughout the majority of the day today I was thinking about my test.

Thinking about whether I’d be prepared, what else I needed to study and about all of the things that could wrong.

These thoughts just made the day significantly less enjoyable. I was busy thinking about how I was going to do on this exam instead of enjoying my interactions with people and the classes that I had.

In hindsight, it’s understandable to worry. I didn’t feel like I had prepared enough for the test. I was going to have to take it and worried about all of the things I didn’t already know that I needed to have in my head.

On the other hand, though, worrying didn’t accomplish anything. It took me out of many moments today. When taking a step back, even if I had totally bombed the test (I felt like it went fine), nothing too bad would have happened.

Still would have passed the class and don’t think my grades matter much for future prospects anyway.

These anxieties exist all over the place. It might be the date that we have over the weekend, or the exam or the fight happening between our friends. But the anxiety that comes with those things tends to only be detrimental.

A few hours before my test today, I realized “worrying about this thing is literally accomplishing nothing.”

It’s easy to have anxiety, and it’s understandable, too, given the way that everyone around us paints the picture. That being said, putting things in the bigger picture helps alleviate those fears and allowed me today to both enjoy the rest of my time leading up to the test and feel good going into the exam that I’d be able to give it my best shot.

Could have totally failed the test (don’t think I did but who knows), and either way, how I felt beforehand wouldn’t have made a difference.

These anxieties about what’s going to happen exist all over the place, and there’s no need to negatively judge them. Recognizing how we feel and realizing that it’s all going to pan out helps alleviate those stresses and love ourselves that extra bit more.