Worry-YING and Worry-YANG: A Critical Feminist Study with Women Who Worry

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Table 1. Research questions.

How would you define ‘worry’?

Do you have any worries? Can you share a recent worry? Can you share an old worry?

Does worry impact on your life as a woman?

Do you experience personal and or professional worries? Can you provide an example?

Table 2. Research questions and responses.

Question 1: How would you define ‘worry’?

Self-talk time to think a list of concerns nagging thoughts rumination persistent thinking in my head constant thinking looping racing thoughts SPEED stuck working through problems a FORM OF PRAYING

Question 2: Do you have any worry? Can you share a recent worry?

Can you share an old worry?

UNI money parents health, getting cancer work family money children, world affairs, environment getting home from work safely

Question 3: Does worry impact on your life as a woman?

We are silenced. Worrier as winger you can’t say you do it WOMEN ARE CARERS holding it together women’s work worry is negative media portray worry as ‘less of’ worry is normal worry make me conscious SOMEONE HAS TO DO IT! stigma associated with talking about worry worry wort,

Question 4: Do you experience personal and or professional worries? Can you provide an example?

Children being good enough study WORKPLACE career success making people proud of me getting sick, cancer, violence against women

Question 5: is worry a ‘good thing’ or is a negative aspect of your life?

A Motivator KEEPS ME IN CHECK a conscious awareness about responsibility! Positive as it keeps me present for those I care about worrying is part of how we keep safe. Looking over my should VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY an alert warning against danger surviving a lifetime of worry-RESILIENCE nurses worry contributes to resilience worriers are warriors. Wise women