Worrying rarely solves anything, but many of us just can’t resist doing it whenever we should be doing something else. Instead of letting worry distract you from your life, set aside a special time for it.

There are a lot of things you might be worried about right now: your job, your health, your relationships, your loved ones, the last thing you read on Twitter, our current political landscape, the threat of nuclear war... you get the idea.

If you're the kind of person who spends the first 10 minutes of the Uber ride to the airport worrying that you accidentally left the oven on -- even if you didn't even use the oven that day -- you can quell your anxious brain with a quick smartphone precaution.

Worrying is part of life. According to a new analysis, 38 per cent of us worry about something every day -- which honestly seems low. With a small tweak, though, you can turn your worries into a productive way to solve problems.

Waiting for US Election Day news can be excruciating. A similar agony comes with the wait for results after a medical test, or when you send an email with bad news and fear how the recipient will react. Here are some tips that can help you stay mentally strong while you wait it out.

You've got enough going on in your life. Your bills, your job, your relationships and your insecurities add up to a lot of anxiety for yourself. So don't make your anxiety worse by taking on the anxiety other people try to dump on you.