30/12/2025
The Weight of Worry
We all worry. It’s simply another way of thinking.
It’s part of the human survival instinct.
We need to survive, therefore we’re sensitive to problems, danger, risk.
But are you able to recognise when the worry is causing unnecessary pain?
Hold a glass of water in your hand.
At first, it’s light. Almost insignificant. You barely notice the effort it takes to keep it there. This is how stress often begins—one small worry, one unanswered question, one quiet fear you assume you’ll deal with later.
Now keep holding it.
After a minute, nothing has changed about the glass. The water weighs the same. But your arm starts to register the strain.
After ten minutes, discomfort creeps in.
After an hour, your hand aches, your shoulder burns, and all you can think about is how heavy that glass has become.
Here’s the truth: the glass was never the problem. The holding was.
Stress and worry work the same way. Intrinsically, a single concern isn’t crushing. It’s manageable. But when we grip it tightly—replaying it, resisting it, carrying it everywhere—it grows heavier. Not because it changed, but because we refused to put it down.
We often ask, “How do I make this worry go away?”
A better question might be, “Why am I still holding it?”
Putting the glass down doesn’t mean you don’t care. It means you trust yourself enough to rest. To pause. To choose relief over endurance.
So today, notice the glass in your hand.
And if it’s been there longer than it needs to be—
give yourself permission to set it down.
Amanda Rowe Hypno
www.amandarowehypno.co.uk
