People are too damned paranoid

The title says it all, and I know several people in my life who really need to worry less about things. But, for now, I'm speaking mostly of this supposed outbreak of "swine flu" that the media has people worrying about. I don't know anybody personally who is actually worried about this specific thing, but I'm trying to give more of a general message.

Yes, there are people that actually catch it. I'm not saying you're paranoid because I don't think it's going to happen. I just think you're worrying for nothing. Worrying about it isn't going to change things. It's either going to happen, or it's not, and unless you go entirely closet-case, "I'm gonna run around with a mask to make sure I don't get sick," then there's nothing you can do about it. People honestly have very little control over how the future turns out, most of the time.
Maybe I'm biased, because as far as I can remember, I never get sick...but it's all in the mind. It's just part of the way that the human subconscious works. If you're afraid something is going to happen, and constantly worry about it happening, then you're going to subconsciously work towards making that possibility happen. Whether you mean to, or not, that's what will happen.
And maybe you do catch it. It might happen, I don't know. But so what if you do? You keep reading about "Oh my god, this thing killed people in Mexico!" Seriously, so what? That was Mexico. You're not in Mexico, and things are different here. The most important thing about getting sick is not to start thinking "Oh my god, I'm going to die." Your immune system will respond to that in a very negative fashion. Just relax, get your rest and nutrition, maybe take tylenol or some sort of cold medicine, and you'll heal up just fine.

Stop worrying about things so much, de-stress yourself, and just enjoy your life, whatever that means to you. Does that mean you should just throw caution to the wind? No, I'm not saying that. I'm just saying you need to stop worrying so much. People have enough to deal with in their lives without panicking about the latest media scare. Stress causes a lot of health problems and obviously weakens the immune system. What is so great about your life if you're constantly stressed about something? That's not the kind of life I want to live, and it's not the kind of life you should want to live.

The past is gone, and the future isn't here yet, so just live for the present.