I still read too much into delayed replies when I am already low

Dear Delyara, I know it’s not always about me. I know people work, drive, parent, sleep, get busy, put their phones down, forget. And still, when I’m already emotionally thin, a delayed reply can bloom into far too much meaning inside me. Not because I am dramatic, but because uncertainty expands so quickly when the system is already tired. The silence becomes populated. Maybe I said too much. Maybe they regret the conversation. Maybe I misunderstood the closeness. Maybe I am once again more attached than the other person. Sometimes I think anxiety is just grief moving quickly through empty spaces.