Is Worrying Worth It?
In all of the time that I have worried about anything (meaning every day of my life), I have yet to see any positive effect. Sure it makes me feel better dwelling on it thinking I am "doing something about it" when in actuality all I am doing is diving deeper into despair for no good reason. Most, if not all of the time the event I was worried about never came to pass anyway. So why do I continue to exercise this effort of futility? Is is nature (in born) or nurture (experience)? As far as why I continue to worry is because sometimes when faced with a difficult situation or decision I want to think I am doing something about it. Worry is the grand daddy of all procastination devices. This isn't sitting around watching TV instead of dealing with a difficult task, or reading a book or even discussing it in a meaningful way with a friend. No, it is delving deeper and deeper into all the possible outcomes of the event. Most of the ti...