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41 | Why We Worry: Understanding the Worry Loop

Have you ever noticed how quickly your brain can go to “What if?”

What if something goes wrong?

What if I made the wrong decision?

What if something happens to someone I love?

Worry can feel like preparation. We think through possibilities, analyze potential outcomes, and try to anticipate what might happen next.

But there’s an important difference between problem-solving and worrying.

In this episode, we explore why we worry, what happens when our brains start generating possible problems, and how we can get caught in a worry loop—even when there may be nothing we can actually do about the…

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