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Why we are hard-wired to worry, and what we can do to calm down

  • Written by James Carmody, Professor of Medicine and Population Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Why we are hard-wired to worry, and what we can do to calm downThe everyday stressors of life can lead to worrisome thoughts. PR Image Factory

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. More broadly, we might worry about who’s going to win the...

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