Too much

One of the problems I have is that I tend to care too much. I get so involved worrying about friends and family that my well-being becomes directly tied to their moods. (I do the same with my job, but that’s an entirely different post.)

It may sound like caring too much about people isn’t really all that much of a problem. It becomes a problem, however, when you invest all that emotion and energy into someone who doesn’t want to be open about their feelings.

When that person is having a bad day or has something on their mind, you start interpreting it as them being angry. You try to help them out, even just by being someone for them to talk to, which may or may not end up upsetting them even more. You’re not trying to come across as nosy, but you run the risk of being perceived that way because you’re trying to help.

Human emotions are messy, complicated things. Sometimes I wish there was an owner’s manual that I could reference.