Why does worry cause exhaustion and depression?

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Worry and Exhaustion

Q. Why does worry cause exhaustion and depression?

A. Worry is a sort of mental short-circuit­ing which rapidly exhausts the nerve centers, draining them of their energy and unfitting the body for useful effort. Experiments have demonstrated that depressing emotions are far more powerful causes of wear and tear to nerve centers than is healthy brain work. According to Mosso's observations, the effect of vigorous intellectual activity upon the brain is far less than that of a disturbing emotion. Mental work, combined with worry and anxiety, tears down the nerve centers, exhausts their stores of en­ergy, and cripples their ability to recuperate; but it is not the work itself which does the mischief; it is the cross-fire, the short circuit, the confusing and harassing influence of dis­turbing emotions, which exhaust the nerve forces and prevent the brain from repairing its losses.

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