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Help for Chronic Worriers The first prescription from my daughter's pediatrician was for a gin and tonic. Not for my child. Not for me. For my mother. When my mom arrived to visit her brand new granddaughter, I bragged about my daughter's rosy glow. To my horror, my mother said she didn't look pink at all. She looked yellow and blue. She urged me to call the doctor, who examined Cassie and assured me she was neither jaundiced nor oxygen deprived. Instead, he said, my mother needed to have a drink and relax. WHY PARENTS WORRY All parents know that relaxing is easier said than done. I can always find something to worry about. I can spend weeks obsessing over everyday hazards, and, when I run out of those, I can always turn to the world-at-large. The news media deliver them straight into my living room each evening at 6 and 10. Crime, war, famine, earthquakes, incurable diseases, and school shootings. Our social structure contributes to the worries, too. With so many demands on our time, we strive to do everything our parents did, and then some. Many of us have responsibilities outside the home, as well. We worry about not having enough time and energy to be the parent--and perhaps the professional--we want to be. The people we rely on for support are just as busy as we are. Physicians seem more rushed than ever, and many of us hesitate to pick up the phone to ask a question just to ease our minds. If we turn to books to get the answers we need, we risk finding more things to worry about after skimming the child development charts and best-case-scenario advice. WORRY ZAPPERS Worry helps set us in motion. It helps us muster the motivation to fulfill our various duties, but when worry turns into obsession, it can interrupt our daily patterns and immobilize us.
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