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    Focusing on solutions

    Dec 13, 2020 3 minutes

    Depression is often associated with worrying (“High anxiety”, December 12) and I realised a few years ago that never worrying is a beneficial genetic condition that I have.

    When I’m concerned about things, I tend to focus on finding solutions. If none is obvious, I move on to the next problem and get satisfaction from solving that one. For example, I am amazed at all the things I can do with just my left hand since I had a stroke.

    If it is possible to teach people

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