Why Worry‪?‬

“Many neurasthenics who think they are ‘all run down’ are really ‘all wound up.’” George Lincoln Walton begins by turning a familiar complaint into a startling question: what if the strain follows us wherever we go?

Writing in the early twentieth century, physician George Lincoln Walton takes on worry in its many forms—from fears about health to the nagging need to check the gas or lock once more. He argues that beneath exhaustion and indecision may lie habits of mind that keep the nervous system on alert, and that relief comes not from demanding an instant cure but from patient, practical effort. His advice aims at reason, not self-deception, and promises progress rather than perfection. Can a mind trained by worry learn, little by little, to let go?

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