"Expect the worst and you'll never be disappointed..."

I've been saying that most of my life!!

I have been on anti-depressants for a long time (apparently some sort of basic chemistry problem) and they have been good for me.

Gary, I find myself worrying about stuf all the time (less so with ADs, of course) and I have found it quite helpful to occasionally come to a screeching halt, grab whatever I'm currently worrying about and hold it up in the sunlight for close examination -- If I see that it's really nothing important, then I get on with life and worrying -- If I see that it IS something important, then I do my best to confront and deal with it. Experience tells me that it is seldom anything important.

I've shared that technique with many folks and get a lot of feedback that it's helpful to them also.