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I recently had a dental emergency, I was almost relieved that I had something concrete to grab onto and worry about instead of my usual useless angst...

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June, IMO, the key word in your statement is USELESS angst. But I know very well, the feeling of being able to grab onto something concrete to worry about!

I heard once the difference between feeling happy and feeling joy. Happiness happens with "happenings," (momentary); joy comes from having peace of mind, which is more lasting.

Our brain's system go awry and doesn't produce the right amount of the hormones to allow us to feel these feelings. "Useless" anxiety is a symptom of this. We need to learn to recognize the symptoms of our illness so we can better cope with them. "Useless" anxiety is ONLY a symptom of an illness; a part of the whole, NOT the whole. The illness of Anxiety is only a part of who you are, NOT the whole of who you are. It doesn't define you as a person.