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How to Stop Catastrophizing & Why “Expecting the Worst and Hoping for the Best” Doesn't Help
How to Stop Catastrophizing
We often think that if we can “plan for the worst and hope for the best” then we will be both prepared for disappointment and pleasantly surprised by success. Unfortunately, what we fail to realize is how powerful our minds are, and that when we plan for the worst, we unconsciously create conditions for the worst to come true.