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True Dough

(21,259 posts) Sun Jan 5, 2025, 08:06 AM Jan 5

90% of what I worry about never actually happens

This proves that worrying works!

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90% of what I worry about never actually happens (Original Post) True Dough Jan 5 OP

Yep WmChris Jan 5 #1

So claims an attorney I know. He says the things he worries about never happen. So he tries to worry about everything surfered Jan 5 #2

Worrying about something that hasn't happened yet... Wounded Bear Jan 5 #3

Wow, The Power You Have! ProfessorGAC Jan 5 #4

I have Rebl2 Jan 5 #5

WmChris

(237 posts)

1. Yep

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 08:50 AM

Jan 5

I've experienced thousands of horrible excruciating situations. The thing is a couple of them actually happened. 🤔

surfered

(4,094 posts)

2. So claims an attorney I know. He says the things he worries about never happen. So he tries to worry about everything

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 08:51 AM

Jan 5

Wounded Bear

(60,972 posts)

3. Worrying about something that hasn't happened yet...

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 09:21 AM

Jan 5

means you get to suffer through it twice.

ProfessorGAC

(70,999 posts)

4. Wow, The Power You Have!

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 12:03 PM

Jan 5

I'm doing ok. You must be worrying about me!

Rebl2

(15,122 posts)

5. I have

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 12:06 PM

Jan 5

been a worry wart since childhood. Like you say, many things I worry about don’t happen, but sometimes they do actually happen unfortunately.

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