anxiety and inheriting others' problems

Content Warning: This post goes into some detail about anxiety.For a good deal of my life, I would be consumed by other people's problems. First they would turn to me, and I would enthusiastically tackle it with them. They turned to me right? I have to show that I am worthy of that attention. Then, it turns to obsession. I'm overthinking every detail that was given, and I create a world out of nothing. I begin imagining or creating assumptions about situations that I am not privy to. I lose the plot and somehow fuck it all up. I call this inheriting problems. Each and every time this has happened, I inadvertently cause or almost cause a social fallout. Two friends of mine both confided different things to me, I spiral and blurt out a practically friendship-ending secret. Someone lightly jokes about me visiting to come see them, I freak out and ghost them. I almost end a group friendship dynamic by being nosey and asking too many questions. Frankly, this one sucks! I want to be so much…