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Waiting, worrying and dealing with uncertainty, with Kate Sweeny, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

CHAPTER

The Surprising Upsides of Worry

Worry is actually super helpful. It draws our attention to something that might befall us in the future. When we're waiting, we often can't do anything about the future event. So it's almost a kind of controlled worry. O worry under the circumstances that it's going to protect you.

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