I got 99 problems...

And most of them are made up scenarios in my head that will probably never happen. C'mon, you know you do it too--overanalyze things until your brain is so low on oxygen that you feel like you're going to pass out from "thinking too much." I've had that problem as far back as I can remember. Probably because my parents were extremely overprotective and my dad is infamous for playing out possible scenarios of random things that could happen at any given time in any given area of life (AKA preventative teachings).
EXAMPLES:

• If someone tries to attack you: scream as loud as you can, don't go with them to the car, run away if you can, etc. etc. because if you get in that car you will most likely NEVER return.
• If your car stops on the highway for whatever reason (i.e. flat tire, engine light) you: get out of the car, take your family with you and go to the nearest place because you can replace your car if it gets hit, but you can't replace a life.

Unlike my scenarios, these are actually useful and happen more often than the daytime dramas that I conjure up in my head. But hey, it could happen. So I waste my time sitting around, giving myself panic attacks for no logical reason other than that I'm a 20-something year old female that wants to make sure that I'm prepared at all times for a number of possible events (i.e. the zombie apocalypse or Godzilla terrorizing the city).

Like I already mentioned, I've always known that I've had this teeny-tiny problem, but I've only recently been able to acknowledge how much of a toll it can take on my life, or anyone else's who does the same thing for that matter. Yes, it's good to plan for the unknown and the misfortunes in life, but by playing through scenarios that are absurd and illogical, you're limiting yourself to the possibilities of what really could be. You're psyching yourself out and setting yourself up for failure. That, in my opinion, is not healthy or conducive to a prosperous lifestyle.

To be more productive in going through these ridiculous scenarios of how failure is going to be bestowed upon you, focus on a couple of things by answering these questions:

1. What good is really going to come out of you driving yourself crazy?
2. What could you do to prevent something like that? (In the extremely rare case that it happens.)
3. What is causing you to think something like that could happen?

If you can focus on the root of it, then you can better avoid losing your marbles.