stop worrying

Do any of you ever feel like you are trying so hard to be perfect all the time even though you know no one is perfect? I have been doing this for years. I think its one of the reasons why I worry so much. I always want to be the perfect friend, perfect girlfriend, perfect daughter, etc so I hide my emotions from everyone else and over think everything I do. When I do something that is “not perfect” I start to worry about what others might think now. Sometimes I just want to let out my emotions on people and not care, knowing that I am not perfect and they will love me anyway…but I cant let it. Why must I care so much?? Who cares what anyone else thinks, right?? I dont know how to break out of this box that I have been living in for so long.

I worry about the stupidest things and I dont know how to control it. I make things up in my mind that are not true and it drives me nuts. I cant even think. Are any of you in a long distance relationship? I trust him and I know everythings fine, but I cant help worrying about how he is doing cause he is very busy. Do you have any suggestions?