| All most everybody worries about what will happen in | | | | forgot to tell you the day before. This unknown |
| the future in regards to their job. The prospect of | | | | factor changes everything. Remember: we may be |
| not knowing if something good or bad will happen to | | | | ninety-nine percent correct in predicting the future, |
| you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and | | | | but all it takes is for that one percent to make a |
| anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and | | | | world of difference. |
| suggestions on how to manage this fear of dealing | | | | Sometimes what we fear may happen can be over |
| with the unknown. | | | | exaggerated. A lot of times, our worrying can make |
| The first step is to learn to take it one day at a time. | | | | the problem even worse. For those of you who |
| Instead of worrying about how you will get through | | | | believe in God, prayer can be very effective. In the |
| the rest of the week or coming month, try to focus | | | | end, we have to leave it in the hands of God. If God |
| on today. Each day can provide us with different | | | | wants something to happen to us, it will happen |
| opportunities to learn new things and that includes | | | | regardless. All the worrying in the world will not |
| learning how to deal with your problems. When the | | | | change anything. All you can do is to do your best |
| time comes, hopefully you will have learned the skills | | | | each day, hope for the best, and when something |
| to deal with your situation. | | | | does happen, take it in stride by using the help of |
| Another thing to remember is that no one can | | | | God. God will help us through our problems if we ask |
| predict the future with 100 Percent certainty. Even if | | | | him. |
| the thing that you feared does happen there are | | | | As a Layman, I realize it is not easy to deal with the |
| circumstances and factors that you can't predict | | | | fear of the unknown, however sometimes the fear |
| which can be used to your advantage. For instance, | | | | can be worse than the situation. If you have trouble |
| let's say at your place of work that you miss the | | | | managing your anxiety of the future, then talking to |
| deadline for a project you have been working on for | | | | a counselor or clergyman can be of great help. There |
| the last few months. Everything you feared is coming | | | | are ways to help manage your fear and all it takes is |
| true. Suddenly, your boss comes to your office and | | | | some effort to find those answers. |
| tells you that the deadline is extended and that he | | | | |