It is possible to worry less about money: this is what psychologists say

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Inflation, job instability, another expense that you don't know where it came from... Anxiety about money is a major problem. Therefore, today we are going to see what we can do to manage that worry and reduce monetary stress .

As we will see, there is no easy or quick solution, but we have some psychological tools at our disposal to deal with it.


Of course, first of all, let's make clear what is important.

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The only way to eliminate money anxiety
The only way for   UK Email List  it to go away is for the monetary problems to go away too . For %, that means earning more income, and until that happens, anxiety will remain.



For that % too, the way to get more money is through a better job. There is no other.

None of those investment courses, nor financial YouTubers who don't understand even the most basic things, have the key and you shouldn't make a common mistake: If you need money, don't start , seriously, ever. Because the initiative you create will also need it and you will only double the problem.

Don't listen to the siren songs or the morning naysayers, plan how to get to a better job and, in the process, you will begin to reduce anxiety, due to the following reason.

To reduce worry about money, try to regain control
Man sitting at a computer, clenching his fists and smiling in victory
According to psychology, one of the basic ingredients of happiness is the feeling of control . That you have something to say in life and it pays (a little) attention to you. However, when you worry about money, the opposite happens.

Every Monday the supermarket has raised prices again, if the job you're in pays little it will probably make you feel insignificant too. It seems that you live dragged by a current and you don't have much to say...

Therefore, what reduces anxiety the most in any situation, including monetary ones, is trying to gain a little control or, rather, just the sensation . By perceiving, even subjectively, that you are not at the mercy of everything.

That means taking the reins and setting a goal, that job that pays more .

When you feel that you are doing something to solve the problem, instead of ignoring it and procrastinating (two things that increase monetary anxiety), you will reduce worry, you will have meaning, the desire to fight will return, because you have to endure until you reach that shore what you have planned.