catastrophizing

How "Worst-Case Scenario" Thinking Gets You in Trouble

It was mid-March 2020, in the early days of the Pandemic. Most of my scheduled work was being put on hold or cancelled. I wrote in my journal, “I have a feeling I will have a lot of free time and very little revenue for the foreseeable future.” I was using my time learning the ins and outs of launching a virtual business, something I’d planned to do at some point. But I anticipated making a gradual transition, not overnight. Meanwhile, like most people, I was anxious about how to make ends meet and the unprecedented uncertainty of everything.