Worry is a type of Imagination and Imagination is a type of Worry!
I feel both are inter related.
Lets start with "Worry is a Type of Imagination"
Why do we worry?
We worry becos we are not happy with the outcome or impending outcome of our attachment and desire.
Just say we desire to lose 5 kgs and we try real hard and still lose nothing...we start to worry "OMG I did everything I was supposed to do..why am I not hitting my target?? Could I be having any unknown disorder that makes losing weight hard? OMG am I going to be a fat Maami! Oh No..God please help me lose 5 kg..what if I dont lose 5 kg..how will I fit into my barely there saree blouse for my ex boyfriend's ex wife's second marriage"
Ok that was an example of worry..our goals were not met and we start to imagine the worst case scenario and start getting anxious of the possible outcomes..technically speaking none of our fears might even materialize but yet we worry that it might actually occur..Yes..we imagined that it would occur.
Now next is "Imagination is a type of Worry"
Why do we imagine?
We imagine becos we want to run away from our worries.
Ok lets take this example:
Just say a person is not having a happy life..nothing is going well..he feels his job is not doing well..his wife is obsessed trying to lose 5 kg and spends her time on the thread mill and making diet smoothies ..she hardly even asks how he is..the kids are on their own..teenagers..they hardly interact with parents...the man gets worried..he is having a mid life crisis.."What do I do..what should I do?"
Then he starts to imagine.."hey what if I meet up with some nice girl and she makes me feel like a King..I want to be appreciated and my male ego needs a boost..What should I do?..lets see..may be I can go for an exotic Thai massage to get my spirits high and who knows I might fall in love with the Massueur? But wait a minute?? I am in such bad shape..who would want me..I better get into shape again..lets see..if I am able to look as good as Hugh Jackman wont girls just fall for me?? Wow that would be so cool"
Ok now back to reality..the fact remains that worry and imagination are inter related..two sides of the same coin and the causative factor being Attachment and Desire.
Whatever said and done Lord Krishna was the best psychologist ever..didnt He say:
When a man thinks of objects, attachment for them arises. From attachment arises desire; from desire arises wrath.
From wrath arises delusion; from delusion, failure of memory; from failure of memory, loss of conscience; from loss of conscience he is utterly ruined.