Dear Shawn:

Regarding why take a bath if you get dirty again: because it feels good to be immersed in hot water on a cold day. Because it feels good to be clean for a little while.

The root of why you feel scared about health and money issues, I suppose because it is scary to be sick and without enough money. Millions of people are scared of these very things. So you do your best to maximize your chances of not getting sick with healthful diet and exercise and you get the best counsel regarding retirement and then you relax best you can.

There is no easy and fast answer to anxiety. Managing and healing from anxiety is a slow process, no rushing it, no easy answers.

anita