Imagining The Worst

She noticed an inclination to think what might happen -- actually what might go wrong.  She would then decide how she would respond to each problem that might arise.  Soon she was conducting within herself so many dialogues -- more often than not they were arguments and so generated some anger, which turned quickly to frustration, and highlighted new prospects for failures that might occur.  Fortunately none of the feared situations ever materialized.  Had they, there was no energy left with which to face them.