Worry sits slightly differently

Panic and avoidance run on that loop. Worry runs on something adjacent, and it is worth separating them.

Worry is mostly verbal. It is sentences, not pictures. And oddly, it flattens the physical surge rather than producing it. That is why worrying can feel like the responsible thing to be doing. It feels like work.

What it is actually doing is keeping you at a low steady hum so that nothing ever hits you suddenly. The thing being avoided is the drop, not the bad feeling. Which is why worry is so hard to put down. It is doing a job for you, badly.