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Those beliefs paint a dire picture, in which any given situation is bound to deteriorate. Any conceivable illness will worsen, and any possible catastrophe be encountered.

I do not mean to imply that it is always detrimental to make such queries as “Are you ill?” or “Are you tired?” Such questions do indeed predict their own answers. When a person is feeling in good health, exuberant and alive, such queries will be nonchalantly shoved aside — they will have no effect whatsoever. But constant questions of such a nature do not help an individual who is having difficulties — and in fact too frequent expressions of compassion can also worsen a person’s state of mind, stressing the idea that he or she must be very ill indeed to attract such feelings of compassion. It is far better, then, to make no comment at all under such conditions. (Long pause.) I am not speaking of genuine questions of concern so much as rather automatic, unthinking, negative comments. Period.

(That little exchange pretty much sums up our attitudes these days, and Jane’s worsening physical condition. [...]

[...] I was evidently so numb from repeated doses of fear and concern and negativity and Jane’s worsening situation daily, that I couldn’t react. [...]

[...] These take it for granted that any stressful situation will worsen, that communication with others is dangerous, that self-fulfillment brings about the envy and vengeance of others, and that as individuals they live in an unsafe society, set down in the middle of a natural world that is itself savage, cruel, and caring only for its own survival at any cost.

[...] It is bad enough to anticipate that most unfortunate situations will worsen rather than improve, but it is foolhardy indeed to believe that mankind is bound to destroy itself, or that nuclear destruction is nearly inevitable.

In the beginning of this recovery they were used to maintain the status quo, and prevent any further worsening of symptoms. [...]

[...] Much of this was used in immediate repair, and in a complete reversal of the illness-health cycle; that is, the symptoms were not allowed to worsen. [...]

In the old system also, any physical problem is seen as naturally remaining or worsening. [...]

These people believe, of course, that any given situation will worsen, and be carried to its most disastrous end. [...]

(Jane dressed for class, and the symptoms didn’t worsen. [...]

[...] At the same time she said she knew the unusually intense feelings were good ones, say, as opposed to a worsening of her situation. [...]

[...] Yet another nurse had said the other day that the drainage had worsened, a statement Jane had taken exception to, as had I.

[...] (Pause.) That kind of reasoning says that left alone, any condition will worsen. [...]

(Long pause at 8:53.) When it seems that left alone Ruburt’s condition will only worsen, you are following those old patterns of conditioned thought, projecting negative situations into the future, imagining the unfortunate outcome or outcomes, and acting as if you operated within a closed system. [...]

(Long pause at 9:35.) By last year, as my symptoms worsened, I began to feel that life’s frustrations outweighed its pleasures. [...]

[...] Hitler’s daydreams became more and more grandiose, and in their light, the plight of his country seemed worsened with each day’s events. [...]

[...] Her decubiti continue to worsen, though, and I wonder what the limits are here. [...]

(9:04.) The main issue, again, must be away from a concentration on the proposition that Ruburt’s condition constantly worsens. [...]

[...] Very aware of those symptoms, concentrating upon them, and this worsens the condition. [...]

[...] Neither of you do yourselves service by worrying about Ruburt’s condition, worrying that it might worsen in the future, or in your old ages, or by stressing its negative aspects. [...]

[...] (Pause.) That concept holds that any illness will worsen, any war will lead to destruction, that any and all known dangers will be encountered, and basically that the end result of mankind’s existence is extinction. [...]

[...] I for one am holding my breath in the hope and trust that God of Jane’s issuance doesn’t also contribute to a worsening of her symptoms. [...]

Instead of such procedures, children are often taught to believe that any situation or illness or danger will worsen, and that the least desirable, rather than the most desirable, solution will be found. [...]