Acharya Prashant explains that anxiety and overthinking about the future are forms of self-indulgence and narcissism. He suggests that worrying provides a subtle, covert pleasure by making an individual feel important enough to attract significant misfortune. This mental state is compared to watching a horror film; it is a way to titillate oneself and escape from the actual facts of one's current life. Whether one fantasizes about positive outcomes or scary demons, the underlying objective is to move into a virtual, unreal world to avoid facing the present reality.
