I was lucky enough to recognize similar behavior in myself a long time ago, and I 'fixed'[1] it by getting a lot more organized, and by looking for potential pr

I was lucky enough to recognize similar behavior in myself a long time ago, and I 'fixed'[1] it by getting a lot more organized, and by looking for potential problems ahead of time so I can route around them. I'm a huge fan of things like "pre-mortem" meetings to work out where blockers might occur as early as possible and mitigate the issues before they're blockers. It takes a lot of effort. There's no magic fix like sleeping more or going for a run. They make me feel a bit better, but the problem is still there. [1] My partner is a therapist (not an arrogant one though), and she says what I do is 'catastrophizing behavior', where I look for things to worry about. She's entirely right. My issue is 100% not fixed but it's not a problem any more. If anything it actually makes me a much better developer.