overconcern
Too much anxiety
Overconcern is excessive worry or preoccupation with something, more than the situation warrants.
The word suggests anxiety that has crossed from reasonable caution into something counterproductive: Her overconcern with safety kept the children from normal play.
Often used to gently criticize someone's priorities as disproportionate.
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
dread · fretfulness · disquiet · angst · restlessness · misgiving · foreboding · worrywart
Intruding in others' affairs
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- nosyIntrusively curious
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
snooping · busybody · intrusive · impertinent · presumptuous · officious · buttinsky · kibitzer
Suspended without support
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- smotheringDepriving of air
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
- overparentingExcessive involvement in children's lives
Chronic occupational depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- tensionStretched or strained state
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- strainExcessive stretching force
distress · exhaustion · insomnia · irritability · agitation · hypertension · overwork · frazzle
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
- absorptionProcess of taking in
monomania · single-mindedness · obsessiveness · hyperfocus · overattention · dwelling · perseveration · overanalysis
worry
Troubled mental state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
trepidation · dread · fretfulness · disquiet · angst · restlessness · misgiving · foreboding · worrywart · jitters
interfering
Intruding in others' affairs
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- nosyIntrusively curious
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
overstepping · snooping · busybody · intrusive · impertinent · presumptuous · officious · buttinsky · kibitzer · fussbudget
hovering
Suspended without support
- shelteringProtecting from elements
- smotheringDepriving of air
- coddlingOverindulgent, protective treatment
overparenting · helicoptering · overwatch · cosseting · mollycoddling
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
strain · distress · exhaustion · insomnia · irritability · agitation · hypertension · overwork · frazzle · cortisol
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- engrossmentTotal absorption in something
absorption · monomania · single-mindedness · obsessiveness · hyperfocus · overattention · dwelling · perseveration · overanalysis · overchecking
overconcernunconcern
Absence of worry
indifference · apathy · neglect · disregard · carelessness
overconcernequanimity
Unshakable mental steadiness
composure · levelheadedness · serenity · calm · perspective
overconcerncallousness
Cruel emotional indifference
coldness · emotional detachment · aloofness · insensitivity · hard-heartedness