Worry

 
Everybody worries.  Worry is nothing more than thinking about something.  The problem is that sometimes we worry needlessly.  It would not be a good idea to remove the part of our brain that is in charge of worrying.  It is okay and good to worry about traffic when crossing the road to get to the other side.  But at other times worry does nothing good for us and may even make us ill  (“I was worried sick…”).

The trick is to be able to differentiate useful from useless worry.  And then do more useful worry and less useless worry.  Useful worry is when we are able to gather NEW information that will help us make a better DECISION.  If we are going over the same thoughts/facts over and over again, we are not gathering new info.  If what we are going over in our mind is not going to help us make a decision than that is a useless activity.

By first noting useful from useless worry and then making a conscious effort to do more useful worry, over time we will note that we will do less useless worry.  Our brain does learn.