Social Paranoia (Patreon)

My deep-seated anxiety of annoying others is at the core of my low self-esteem. I can read into anything and everything. A one-word e-mail from my boss? He must be pissed at me. People whispering just out of earshot? They must be talking about me. The list goes on and on.

I know people are more preoccupied with their own lives than paying attention to everything I do. My rational brain knows that. But I've been right so many times about my gut feelings/intuition that my cognitive bias forgets there are times when I'm wrong.