I have this problem. I'm not sure where it comes from, although I've speculated about insecurity. It's so incredibly frustrating though. What happens is I dwell on small actions I've done that probably mean nothing to others, but make me panic that I've messed up or offended someone in some way. Truly making a mountain out of a molehill. But it's not just a momentary thing, I still dwell on events that happened years ago, and when a new small thing happens, like last night, it triggers all the memories of the other things I've done.
For example, I was with a group of friends joking around and I gave a small push, in humor. My friend said stop, and even though my friend still gave me a hug later as per usual and spoke to me throughout the night, I felt like our other peers were looking at me like I was crazy and that my friend thought I was annoying. It then made me analyze every time I had possibly been annoying over the course of our friendship. This interaction is now locked in my mind and I will think of it every time I see my friend for either the next month or until we have a really good interaction that reassures me our friendship is fine. And then I will dwell on it again the next time I'm in a similar situation. On the contrary, my friend has already likely forgotten that this even happened. I just can't let it go.
I hate that I have this reaction to small, trivial events. It always makes me feel immature, insecure, and quite frankly just really crummy. After every episode I feel the need to retract a bit and not be as social. I probably won't snap or text my friend first for the next while, and I'm going to be super cautious and reserved in upcoming interactions so as to not come across as annoying. Our family will be on vacation this next week, which is probably a good thing, because I need to get away from my mind. Fast.
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