Can Anxiety Make Ordinary Mistakes Feel Serious?

[Hazel]

For someone with anxiety, forgetting a small detail or making a minor mistake can lead to hours of worrying about the consequences. The situation may already be resolved, yet the thoughts continue. Why can anxiety make ordinary mistakes feel so serious, and why is it difficult to let them go?

 

[Shree]

Absolutely. Anxiety can make a small mistake feel much bigger than it actually is. A forgotten task or awkward comment can turn into hours of replaying the situation and imagining everything that might go wrong. The mistake stays small, but the mind keeps adding weight to it.