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'I Can't Stop Worrying About The Entire World'

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'I Can't Stop Worrying About The Entire World'

Forgive yourself. Get practical. Cultivate toughness.

Heather Havrilesky
Mar 25, 2020
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'I Can't Stop Worrying About The Entire World'

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At Close of Day (1941) by Maxfield Parrish

Dear Polly, 

I feel seized by anxiety. I have elderly parents and I'm terrified of something happening to them. My parents are strong. They are survivors. They survived a war, genocide, and came to America as refugees with nothing and built a life for us. But they're OLD. And on top of worrying about them getting…

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