Talk:Worry stone

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Ancient Greece

Does anyone have any actual references about how these were used in Ancient Greece and what religious/culteral significance they held?

I dated a girl who told me about them and I was trying to tell another friend about them with something of a little more authority than "a friend of a friend"

Rhettoric 01:53, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

"Ancient Greek"sure is one of the best documented eras in human history. If there is no significant mentioning in documents from this era the worry stone most likely is not originated there. I know it as an Irish costume, You carry such a flat pebble - no gem, no frills - in your pocket and whenever you feel worried or concerned, you rub it with your thumb as described. When you managed to rub a hole into the stone this way, your worries and concerns will be gone. 92.74.61.204 (talk) 21:42, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

Worry Stone re organization

With the topic worry stone I realized from the beginning there was a lot of valuable information that needed to stay on the Wikipedia page. There was an abundance of information that I researched form various sites that talked about what exactly worry stones are and a little history about them which I thought was important to include. I added headings to the Wikipedia page to create more of a clear cohesive article and this allowed for me to talk to put information into different sections. Worry stones are more of a personal thing, and people with anxiety generally use them. I thought incorporating a diy section would make it fun and personable to readers. An addition of a picture of how to hold them would be a an easy way to determine if people are holding them correctly. Adding more information to the topic I had to make sure I was citing the information, therefore there was an additional 3-6 websites that I cited throughout the page. One last thing that I did was added links to the other articles. Glafl002 (talk) 00:57, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Removed bad sources

A store selling these pebbles was used as a source. I've removed the store. I've also removed the anonymous student blog post used as a reference. 2601:2C3:57F:3F8E:2CF6:872A:911D:531B (talk) 03:34, 3 July 2022 (UTC)