* 12 Stress, Anxiety, Excitement (p.3 of 9)
12.9�� When you ask if a person is alright
Are you alright?�� Listen�� A �Are you going through this situation well?��� < � �No. I cut my hand and it hurts.�>
Are you doing alright?�� Listen�� < � �Yes, thank you. I�m just minding my own business.�>
Are you OK?�� Listen�� < � �I�m fine.�>
Are you doing OK?�� Listen�� < � �I�m just a little tired.�>
Is everything OK?�� Listen�� A �Is everything well with you in this situation?��� < � �Not really. I feel sick.�>
12.10�� When you ask why a person looks unhappy
What�s wrong?�� Listen�� A �What bad has happened?��� < � �I have a headache.�>
What happened?�� Listen�� < � �I broke up with my girlfriend.�>
What�s with you?�� Listen�� A �Why do you look so depressed?��� < � �My beloved little dog is sick.�>
What�s the matter?�� Listen�� < � �Oh, heavens! Don�t ask.�>
What�s got you down?�� Listen�� A �What has made you unhappy?��� <�Oh, nothing. Alice left me.�>
Has something got you down?�� Listen�� A �Has something made you unhappy?��� < � �My sister is in trouble. I have to help her.�>
Has life got you down?�� Listen�� A �Has life made you unhappy?��� < � �No, I�m all right� Trying to be��>
Are things getting you down?�� Listen�� A �Are things making you unhappy?��� < � �Well, it�s been a hard day.�>
Why do you look so sad?�� Listen�� < � �Well, it�s just life�>
Why are your eyes so sad?�� Listen�� < � �It�s just one of those days.�>
Why is your face so long?�� Listen�� < � �I have a hard time making ends meet.�>
12.11�� When a person is stressed out
Relax.�� Listen�� <�I�m a bundle of nerves.� � �Relax.�>
Calm down.�� Listen�� <�I�m so mad.� � �Calm down.�>
Be calm.�� Listen�� <�Everything is getting on my nerves.� � �Be calm.�>
Calm yourself.�� Listen�� <�I�m sitting on pins and needles.� � �Calm yourself.�>
Cool off.�� Listen�� <�I feel like I�m losing my mind.� � �Cool off.�>
Cool down.�� Listen�� <�I�m going nuts.� � �Cool down.�>
Chill out.�� Listen�� <�This is more than I can take.� � �Chill out.�>
Take it easy.�� Listen�� A �You don�t need to be stressed out.��� <�I�m furious.� � �Take it easy.�>
Take a deep breath.�� Listen�� <�I can�t take another problem.� � �Take a deep breath.�>
Breathe deeply.�� Listen�� <�I�m depressed.� � �Breathe deeply.�>
There is always light at the end of the tunnel.�� Listen�� A �There is always hope in an unfavorable situation.��� <�I lost my job. I�m scared.� � �There�s always light at the end of the tunnel.�>
Help is on the way.�� Listen�� A �You will be helped.��� <�I am discouraged. I feel like a fish out of water.� � �Your mommy is flying in this weekend. Help is on the way.�>
Don�t worry.�� Listen�� A �Don�t be too stressed out. Everything will be OK.��� <�I think I left the car unlocked. I�m so absent-minded.� � �Don�t worry. I locked it.�>
Not to worry.�� Listen�� A �There is nothing to worry about.��� <�There is a chance we�ll be late for our train.� � �Not to worry. They have a train every half an hour.�>
Don�t worry so much.�� Listen�� <�I�m so nervous about my presentation.� � �Don�t worry so much. Everything will be all right.�>
Don�t worry about a thing.�� Listen�� A �Everything will be taken care of.��� <�I am a first-time home buyer. I have never dealt with so much paperwork.� � �Don�t worry about a thing. The lawyer is taking care of everything.�>
Don�t worry yourself sick.�� Listen�� <�I�ve been unemployed for quite a while already. I failed to find a decent job.� � �Don�t worry yourself sick. Just try harder.�>
Don�t worry yourself sick over it.�� Listen�� <�I forgot to pay my credit card bill.� � �Don�t worry yourself sick over it. The balance you owe is low, so a penalty they impose on you will be small.�>
Don�t trouble yourself.�� Listen�� <�My husband is working too hard.� � �Don�t trouble yourself. Husbands should work. This is what they are for.�>
Don�t lose sleep over it.�� Listen�� <�Where is my wallet? Have I lost it?� � �Don�t lose sleep over it. Your girlfriend�s picture was the only valuable thing in it.�>
Don�t fret.�� Listen�� <�Oh, my! I saw a snake on the driveway!� � �Don�t fret. Snakes are afraid of people more than people are afraid of snakes.�>
Don�t sweat it.�� Listen�� A �Don�t perspire over it. Don�t worry.��� <�Good grief! I think I lost my driver�s license.� � �Don�t sweat it. They�ll give you a new one.�>
Let it be.�� Listen�� A �You can�t change the situation, so stop worrying about it.��� <�I can�t get over his rude remark. I need to do something about it.� � �Let it be. He didn�t mean any harm.�>
Let it go.�� Listen�� <�He jeered at me in the presence of my colleagues! Can you believe that?� � �Let it go. You�ll find a way to get even with him.�>
Let�s talk about it.�� Listen�� A �Let me talk with you about your problem and help you resolve it.��� <�My wife doesn�t like me. My boss doesn�t respect me. I think I�ve got a problem.� � �Let�s talk about it. I believe I can help you.�>
There is no point in crying.�� Listen�� A �Crying won�t help you.��� <�There is no point in crying over spilled milk.�>
Stop being hysterical.�� Listen�� <�I�m driving as fast as I can. Stop being hysterical. We�ll be at the airport in the nick of time.�>
Close your eyes and count to ten.�� Listen�� <�I had a job interview. Now I�m anxiously waiting to hear back from the company.� � �Close your eyes and count to ten. Everything will be fine.�>
You�ll send yourself to an early grave.�� Listen�� <�Don�t work overtime every day. You will send yourself to an early grave.�>
12.12�� When there is no reason to overreact
It�s no big deal.�� Listen�� A �It�s not really a problem.��� <�So, you lost your driver�s license? It�s no big deal. They will issue you a duplicate.�>
What�s the problem?�� Listen�� A �There is no really a problem there.��� <�Your girlfriend left you? What�s the problem? You didn�t get along anyway. Consider it as an opportunity rather than a drama.�>
So what?�� Listen�� A �Why is it important?��� <�Your car is sure dirty.� � �So what? A next rain will wash it.�>
You are making a mountain out of a mole hill.�� Listen�� A �You are presenting a minor issue as a major one.��� <�Our company has some financial problems. But we aren�t going to close down. You are making a mountain out of a mole hill.�>
Don�t get yourself all bent out of shape.�� Listen�� A �Don�t get angry.��� <�The recession is deep, and you lost much money. Don�t get yourself all bent out of shape, though. This is not the end of the world.� >
Don�t blow it out of proportion.�� Listen�� A �Don�t exaggerate the importance of what is happening.��� <�Indeed, newspapers and magazines are losing subscribers. But this business is far from being over. Don�t blow it out of proportion.�>
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