Why we are hard-wired to worry. What we can do to calm down?

A new year brings both hopes and anxieties. We want things to be better for ourselves and the people we love, but worry that they won’t be, and imagine some of the things that might stand in the way.

As it turns out, humans are wired to worry. Our brains are continually imagining futures that will meet our needs and things that could stand in the way of them. And sometimes those needs may be in conflict with each other.

Worry is when that vital planning gets the better of us and occupies our attention to no good effect. It is tension, sleepless nights, preoccupation and distraction around those very people we care for, worry’s effects are endless. There are ways to tame it, however.

http://theconversation.com/why-we-are-hard-wired-to-worry-and-what-we-can-do-to-calm-down-127674?utm_source=pocket-newtab