The more we start making space for things like that, the less space we have to accommodate the actual stuffs.

Very well said! This entire post is spot-on! The more attention we devote to needless, trite anxieties, the more they take over us. I don't know why it happens, but it's important to stay on top. It certainly sounds like you do a good job of that, though.

I really liked how you connected this to minimalism - I hadn't before thought of these intrusive thoughts as another form of needless excess, but will from now on. Thank you for that! :)