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Are You A Worrier? There May Be A Silver Lining

Flickr user Joe Sampouw / "Worried life blues..." (CC BY 2.0)

Over-thinking and worrying has been linked to other health problems, but it could be a sign of higher verbal intelligence. 

That’s according to a study to be published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Verbal intelligence, or linguistic intelligence, helps with problem solving, critical thinking, and abstract reasoning.