09/04/2026
Worry is a cognitive response driven by specific brain structures and chemical signals designed to keep us SAFE, but honestly…worrying is a complete waste of our precious time.
Here’s how it works:
💣 The amygdala senses a ‘threat’
🧠overpowering our ‘logic’ pre frontal cortex
📚then the hippocampus gets involved with her threat-related memories to remind us
🍹creating a hormonal cocktail of responses with cortisol and adrenaline…
🌀which keeps us spiraling away!
Our sweet brains try to ‘help’ by worrying, but we can take a few deep breaths, redirect kindly, and remind ourselves: that no amount of worry can change anything.
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