The Evolution of Anxiety: Why We Worry and What to Do About It

Compared to the age of the brain, modern society is incredibly new. It is only recently–during the last 500 years or so–that our society has shifted to a predominantly Delayed Return Environment. The pace of change has increased exponentially compared to prehistoric times. In the last 100 years we have seen the rise of the car, the airplane, the television, the personal computer, the Internet, and Beyonce. Nearly everything that makes up your daily life has been created in a very small window of time.