Day 8-Start a Worry Jar

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Thank you for joining us for another day of the Self-Care Challenge. Today is day 8, and 
it is all about putting aside your worries as much as you can.

When it comes to self-care, the advice is often to take out more time for yourself and 
indulge in activities or tasks you like to do. But sometimes, it is hard to take better care 
of yourself when your mind is filled with stress.

Don’t worry – you aren’t alone. A lot of people struggle with stressful situations in their 
everyday life. This might have to do with your personal life, from friends to family 
members or kids. You may have work stress, financial stress, or other types of stress.
If you find that you are worried so much that you can’t even take a few minutes a day to 
relax, it is time to start a worry jar. 

What is a worry jar?

It is exactly what it sounds like – a jar filled with your worries. This works similar to when 
you write a letter to someone in your life you need to vent to, without actually sending it 
to them. This letter works by letting you express your emotions, without the onslaught of 
their reaction. 

With the worry jar, you are writing down things bothering you, and putting them into the 
jar. This action provides a few different purposes. For one thing, it lets you really get 
down to what is bothering you the most. You can think of the biggest issues in your life, 
including people or situations causing you stress, and write them down.

Write each worry on a piece of paper, fold it up, then put it into the jar and put the lid on. 
You have now put aside those worries, not to dwell on them further. This is wonderful, 
therapeutic activity to start doing. 

Make a habit of putting something into the worry jar, then doing something nice for 
yourself. 

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