下面一句摘自高中英语人教版必修一第五单元(Unit 5) ELIAS’S STORY：

Sadly I did not have one because I was not born there, and I worried about whether I would become out of work. 糟糕的是我没有这个证件，因为我不是在那里出生的，我很担心我是不是会失业。

请问：句中的 and I worried about whether I would become out of work 可以换成 and I was worried about whether I would become out of work 吗？换句话说，worry about与be worried about有区别吗？谢谢！