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Many of these fears might never be realized. Yet if Mrs. D. allowed her thinking to make her a fear-ridden neurotic about money and an anchor instead of an inspiration to her husband, all these fears might be realized, for defeatism like Mrs. D's is contagious.
I instructed Mrs. D. to think of her assets instead of her money worries. While she was baking a cake, she was to stop thinking, "We'll never have money for
children's college education," and instead think, "I am fortunate to have such healthy children," or, "I am fortunate to have such a fine husband."
This is conditioned thinking, and until you acquire
unconscious habit of thinking this way, you have to do it consciously. There is no other cure for worry. Worry, like any other habit, can be cured only by having another habit substituted for it:
habit of positive thinking.
In addition to instructing Mrs. D. to acquire deliberately
habit of positive thinking, I got her to learn
ABC Round Robin and
Sleep Exercise. I taught her to take advantage of lapses in
day's activities to enjoy fifteen or twenty minutes of relaxing sleep.
She turned out to be an apt pupil once she saw that there was no desirable alternative to
course I presented to her. To her amazement she found that when she forced herself to think of
good things of her life, she felt elated. Mrs. D. no longer spends hours worrying over money when she should be sleeping. As a result, she is better equipped to help her husband make
decisions necessary to earn more money.
SUMMARY
To sleep when you have money worries:
1.Don't count sheep; count your blessings. Itemize on a sheet of paper all
good things there are in your life. If you are so down in
dumps that you can't think of any, begin by thinking of a neighbor with whom you wouldn't trade places. For instance, Mrs. R., who is well-to-do, but whose child is not normal. Or Mr. Z., who has a nagging wife. Or Mrs. Y., whose husband drinks. Then put down as a blessing, "My child is normal and healthy," or "I have an understanding wife," or "My husband doesn't drink."
2.Set aside definite periods for discussions of finances. Give yourself all
time you need to consider a given prob- lem adequately, but do not allow yourself to think about money at any other time. When you catch yourself thinking negatively about money, force yourself to think about how well-off you are, by repeating your list of assets. Do this faith fully; it is bound to make you feel better.
3.Learn
ABC Round Robin. Use it to make yourself relax whenever you have a few spare minutes during
day. If you are optimistic and relaxed during
day, you will automatically sleep better at night.
4.Learn
Sleep Exercise and use it after
Robin at night to put yourself to sleep. Just as you are about to drop off to sleep, repeat some of your blessings. You will be amazed at how much happier you will be when you wake up.
5.Remember: Although poverty is unpleasant, and al though no normal person wants to be poor, you must think constructively, instead of bemoaning your poverty. Cultivate an optimistic frame of mind and you have gone a long way toward improving your condition. ======================================================
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