The Worry Cure

Chapter One

1: Understanding Worry

Worry is everywhere. All of us worry, including me. You are not alone. In fact, 38 percent of people worry every day. And many people describe themselves as chronic worriers—they say, “I’ve been a worrier all my life.” But that’s only a modest indication of how worry has come to impact every aspect of our lives, limiting our enjoyment and satisfaction. Worry is the central component of all the anxiety disorders and depression. Research shows that worry precedes the onset of depression—you literally worry yourself into depression. Fifty percent of the people in the United States have had serious problems with depression, anxiety, or substance abuse at some time.1 Depression, anxiety, and substance abuse have increased during the past fifty years.2

The problem of worry is one that urgently needs a solution. To find one, we first need to understand it.

The Different Kinds of Worry

Let’s consider three people who worry.

•Jane is thirty-two years old and single. She and Roger just broke up after a two-year relationship. They had been talking ab ... read full excerpt from: The Worry Cure ebook