It can feel like the worry just shows up and runs the show. Like your mind just won’t stop, no matter how hard you try. But worry isn’t just something that happens to you. It’s something the mind does, and more importantly, something we often join in with, even when it feels automatic. You don’t choose the first intrusive thought. But you might find yourself trying to figure it out, get rid of it, neutralise it, or make sense of it, over and over again. That’s engagement. That’s mental work. And