From The Power Of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. What a book.
Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental habit. You were not born with the worry habit. You acquired it. And because you can change any habit and any acquired attitude, you can cast worry from your mind.
Fear is the most disintegrating enemy of human personality, and worry is the most subtle and destructive of all human diseases.
Here is a remedy that will bring you sure relief. It can help you break the worry habit. The first step to take in breaking it is simply to believe that you can.
Practice emptying the mind daily. This should be done preferably before retiring at night to avoid the retention by the consciousness of worries while you sleep. During sleep, thoughts tend to sink more deeply into the subconscious. The last five minutes before going to sleep are of extraordinary importance, for in that brief period the mind is most receptive to suggestion. It tends to absorb the last ideas that are entertained in waking consciousness.
This process of mind drainage is important in overcoming worry, for fear thoughts, unless drained off, can clog the mind and impede the flow of mental and spiritual power.
