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Hiya. Perhaps a way of looking at this is to consider the idea that, when and if it does happen, only then is it real enough to deal with. For instance, we don’t ddesperately need to drink anything until we are actually thirsty. In all other istances we would be trying to deal with pure speculation. A let’s save our strength until it is needed to deal with an actual occurrence? Am I understanding correctly here.
Scientifically, an optimist would suggest that there is only a miniscule chance of our fears ever coming true. A risk assessor, if you like. A rock climber would slightly increase the level of risk.
Wearing a pair of really good walking boots can be said to significantly reduce the riak of a broken accident whils out fell walking…
Do you have a diary? One that shows up clearly each day of the week. Each time somwthing awkward happens, tick it off on the appropriate day. We don’t need to describe it, just notice the actual numbers of negative occurrences. There may be a lot less of them than you or I realise…
Just an idea…
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