We've all heard it and we've all said it - "there's no point in
worrying." Okay, the sentiment is well meaning but how accurate
is it? In this Sharepost I'm exploring the pros and cons of
worrying. We often describe our less appealing emotions as
‘negative'. Grief, depression, anxiety and worry all fall into
this category, but it doesn't mean they are without purpose. In
a previous Sharepost I asked the question, did depression evolve
to help us? It's important to ask such questions as they can
help to reveal the psychological and biological processes that
influence moods and quite possibly their treatments. But can we
say the same for one of our most inescapable emotions - worry?
One of the key characteristics about worry is the way anxieties
just turn over and over in the mind, often with no apparent
purpose or resolution. Apart from our insides being chewed up,
the upshot of worry can be sleepless nights, distraction from
other activities, and a focus on negative rather than positive
outcomes. Hardly surpr