Why Do I Take Everything So Personally?

A friend takes a day to answer your message, and you start going over what you might have done wrong. Someone at work says something in a flat tone, and your body tightens before your mind has caught up. A person walks past without saying hello, and you spend the afternoon wondering what it meant. Then comes the second layer, the tiredness of it. You know you're reacting more than the situation calls for, and you quietly wonder, why do I take everything so personally? If this is you, nothing...