Cooper24, firstly, I am not going to suggest you seek counselling because it is not my place to do so. That is a decision you will have to make yourself. I must say that I agree in most part with MsDoe's comments. I can't say I myself have OCD or gross anxiety but as a gardener I do worry about many things ~ will my seeds germinate, will the plants grow, is there a disease going on and the list goes on and on. Gardening is a hit and miss kind of thing. It can be stressful but also rewarding. I am usually very happy with the end results. Sure things do go wrong many times but I try to find answers by coming here to this forum and inquiring what experiences other gardeners have had with similar problems and I also research on the Internet. Right now I am stressing over trying to get my tomatoes to ripen on the vines. We are having nights where close to frost is predicted so I go out and cover my tomato plants which are loaded with lots of green tomatoes up with blankets. That was all good and well but then it rained and now the plants are under wet blankets. Am hoping it will dry up and be a little warmer for another couple of weeks so the blankets can be removed and give the tomatoes time to turn red. Gardening is a struggle but I cannot tell you how excited it makes me to see all those tomatoes. Even if the frost does ultimately get them, it was very satisfying seeing how far I got in the growing process. Happens almost every year but, still, I will not give up. My therapy if you want to call it that is sitting outside on sunny days playing in the dirt, gardening good or bad. Hope you don't decide to give up.
