In the article “The epidemic of Worry” by David Brooks He mentions that “This modern polarized America, worry seems to come in two flavors.” The two “flavors” that are mentioned by Brooks are the worries in America and the anxiety (there are 2 types the good “concrete anxiety” and bad “the dark side.”) that people face with the election around the corner. A major problem Brooks states “Anxiety is coursing through American Society. It has become its own destructive character on the national stage.” The definition for worry is-your awareness of the present and your ability to what’s around you right now. Generally, when you hear the word “worry” it’s related to the fear of missing out on something, and the dizziness of freedom. Statics show that because of the upcoming election more than half of all Americans are very stressed.

      These two “worries” play apart in my friendships. I had major anxiety coming to college. A major part of the anxiety was worrying about how am I going to have new friends and meet people. Also, leaving all my friends that went to high school with me was a major struggle of fear. I was a part of my high school volleyball team for 4 years. I grew a strong relationship which each athlete on my team. Another reason why I was worried was because, my best friend and I decided to go to different colleges. She decided to go to Texas Tech and is a member of a sorority. Knowing that she is 443 miles from me is sickening to think because she used to be two minutes away from me. Also, I got worried about our friendship not cause the distance but because she was joining a sorority and I knew she was going to find the right one for her and have the best sorority sisters but that’s when I got worried about our friendship because, I didn’t want anyone else to be compared to our friendship. She is like a sister to me we hung out together every day and know everything about each other. Coming to college was a hard transition knowing I wasn’t going to have my best friend to experience it with but, we both are happy with where we stand today and faced our fear of meeting people. We both have met so many new people that we are so thankful that god placed them in our lives and our friendship will not be broken no matter how far we are from each other.