All of the ways your presentation could go wrong swirl in your mind. Yesterday's tense exchange with your boss plays on a loop. Worry about the threat of layoffs, a recent parenting mishap, and an awkward first date take their assigned seats in your head. Sound familiar? While you might seem to be peacefully eating a bowl of spaghetti, walking into work, or socializing, your brain is buzzing with noise.
All this worrying is asking a direct question in a million microscopic ways: Is everything going to be okay?
