What Makes Us Worry?

Have you every wondered what makes us worry? I can't speak for anyone else, but there are four major root causes for all my worrying. If I could just make these things go away, I'm sure I would never worry again.

The first concept is cost. I often worry about how much something is going to cost me. I'm often afraid that I'm going to pay too much for it. Many times, I want certain things, but I don't want to pay anything at all for them. If everything were free, that portion of my worrying would disappear.

The second concept is consequences. That are many things I would like to do, but I'm too worried about the possible consequences to ever give them a try. I also worry about the consequences of things that I have no control over. For example, backed up traffic might cause me to be late for work, so I worry about the consequences of that. If there was no such thing as consequences, that portion of my worrying would be over.

The third concept is responsibility. I worry because I'm responsible for various things. I am expected to take care of certain things and make sure certain tasks are done. If I fail to live up my responsibilities, that will reflect negatively on me. If there was no such thing as responsibility or if I could always dump mine on someone else, I would worry a lot less. 

The fourth concept is limitations. My time, money, energy, etc. are limited. I only have so much of each to go around. Therefore, I worry about how I'm going to ration them and use them wisely. I'm always afraid they will run out and/or I won't have enough. If I had unlimited amounts of all those things, my worrying about them would almost certainly cease.

What are the root causes of your worries? How do they match up to my list?