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Worries and Over-Analysing

WitchyPrincess06

People have told me that I tend to overthink things and that I panic and worry about stuff that I shouldn't be. I can't help it, it's just one of the parts of my anxiety and I've slowly come to except that I'm a worrier... but recently a small argument I had with my mum in regards to this part of myself has really stuck in my mind.

My mum and I have recently just come back from a small holiday away and it was the day before we away and we were busy making sure our bags were packed. We were only going away for two days so we wanted to make sure we packed Light. Now one of little things or quirks about me is that it doesn't matter where I am going or how long I'm going to be away home for, I was like to pack things which I believe I would need whether it be meds, hand sanitizer or extra money whatever it may be because I can't help but imagine all the possible emergency situations that might happen when I'm out and about and the disaster that may occur if I don't have any of these things whether necessary or not. For Me, it's better safe than sorry and I feel like I can't function without taking what feels like for me the necessary precautions. So, my mum and I got into the this tiny argument because told me to take a smaller bag even though I explained to her I needed a particular bag because I need my whole purse with my cash. We then went back forth with her telling me that I apparently only needed a small amount of cash with me while I'm trying to explain to her why I need all my money with me. It then she kinda lost her temper a said something along the lines of

"Enough of your nonsense, don't ruin this trip before it starts".

That really hurt my feelings when she said that. Don't get me wrong she sort of apologised for it and we did end up having a nice holiday together... but it's kinda just stuck in the back of my mind. I now have this horrible awful feeling that I somehow annoy people with this quirk of my mine. But I can't help it, I can't just shift it, analysing possible situations that may or may not happen and planning on how to prevent them is the only way I feel I can function. It's like my parents just don't get that.

Do I worry too much?

It upsets me to think I come across as annoying to people because of it.

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  • in reply to Stuart333

    I live on Anglesey I get lots of mountain views and lots of wildlife, I see the sea everyday and can smell a forest. If I wanted to see the sort of animals you're taling about then I'd either have to go to a safari park or to a hot country.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    You can't appreciate a mountain by looking at a screen, or get the sense of space, or see the streams, or hear the wind, or the scent of the pines, or see elk, or moose, or marmots, or pika, etc.

    You have to be in nature, not in your front room.

  • in reply to Lotus

    I find watching documentaries better than going to places, you see the objects more clearly, theres no pushing and shoving, you get things explained to you by people who are really passionate about the subjects. Some places are really overwhelming too, the Archaeology museum in Istanbul is a good example, it's huge and theres so many exhibits, from such a vast span of history, you can't take it all in and then theres the Aya Sophia, which I'd seen so many programs and literature about the real thing was a bit of a disapointment.

  • in reply to Stuart333

    You could watch travel shows or documentaries about other countries - no dealing with crowds, navigating routes, sleeping in a strange bed or dealing with hot weather & bugs!