Worry Wart

I hate the fact that fear and worry have become so Vogue.  Between my Irish Catholic upbringing and propensity for panic attacks, I really don't need any outside influences, especially media hype, to give me more fuel for my already burning-out-of-control OCD fire.  As women, we have an innate desire to care for others, don't we?  This feeling was reinforced at an early age via playing house and Barbies.  We took care of our pretend families and made sure everything was hunky dory from A to Z.  If only our experiences could be that scripted and easily negotiated in real life--what a breeze!

It seems like everything out there these days: media, talk shows, warning labels, etc. shoot people into a catastrophic frenzy.  It's time we stop riding the "Terror Train".  What does that do for you, anyway?  Bupkis, I tell ya!

Day-to-day life brings enough challenges and feelings of insecurity without worrying about huge looming what ifs and propaganda.  It's insane! Everything has boiled down to one long list of things that will kill you.  Could I feel this way because 90% of the stuff on this endless list are things I'm doing, eating or exposed to?  You bet your sweet ass it is!  But look at the facts.....yoo-hoo.....I'm still here!

Let's take a moment and stroll down "freak out" memory lane, shall we?   The following scares were reported with such intensity that people felt they should stay locked inside their homes while wearing  hazmat suits:

1) The Killer Bees!!!!!!! (Are they still en route or what?)
2) SARS (so much for all the money I spent on those face masks)
3) West Nile Virus (my kids took baths in Off)
4) The Swine Flu ( I love bacon)
5) Y2K (wasn't the world supposed to implode or something?)

Ridiculous.  I fear "Bieber Fever" more than I do global warming.  FUHGETTABOUTIT!!!!!  And please...whatever you do...don't step on a crack...it will break your mother's back.....