That's especially why I worry about their safety.

[Maybo]

I asked her if she felt vulnerable. "Yes," she told me. "That's especially why I worry about their safety. (How the sex trade preys on Ukraine's refugees by Katya Adler)

What's the difference between "I worry about" and "I'm worried about"?

 

[tedmc]

I asked her if she felt vulnerable. "Yes," she told me. "That's especially why I worry about their safety. (How the sex trade preys on Ukraine's refugees by Katya Adler)

What's the difference between "I worry about" and "I'm worried about"?
[/QUOTE

"Worry' is a verb.
"Worried" is an adjective/participle.

 

[Maybo]

"Worry' is a verb.
"Worried" is an adjective/participle.

Do they mean the same in that context?

 

[tedmc]

That's why I worry about their safety.
That's why I am worried about their safety.

They are the same.