Worry Too Much
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I worry quite a bit, I get it from my mom. it's not the worrying so much that's annoying, it's the rumination of a particular worry - the constant over and over and over cycle of analyzing all the little aspects of something you are worrying about.
I feel like I have this sixth sense to determine when things aren't right - at work, relationship, friends, band - and at the first sign of anything seeming off, my worry gears get going.
My mom is 20x worse than me. I understand it because I'm her only child since my sister passed away 13 years ago, but it's like she prevents herself from getting excited about certain things because she instantly shifts to worry mode.
Ex: When I told her in 2006 that I bought my ticket to Tokyo to visit a friend, I figured she'd be 'Wow! You're going to have such an amazing time! You're so lucky you have someone to stay with there, this is going to be so neat for you."
Instead, she got really quiet and just goes, "Well, you do have a passport already." and then asks, "Do you need to get any special kind of shots to go there?"
That was it. That was the extent of her excitement for me. I tease her about it all the time now because we've since talked about how consumed she is with worry, but I always get the "I'm your mom, It's my job to worry" line, to which I reply "I'm a grown adult, I think I know how to handle myself."