deep breath Phew.... Okay, how should I begin? My girlfriend (18) Has been under a lot of stress lately, causing her to overworry things too much to the point of breaking down into tears. She constantly wants to take blame for every bad situation we have had in the past. Today when I went to work, she wrote to me and for a bit, we were in a happy mood. But then, she started to break down and say she keeps ruining things for us. I tried to reassure her pf everything. That worked, but then she brought up last summer. A little history, last summer, there were plenty of times she overlooked me and ignored me. She feels extreme guilt over it. To add to that, she has a very very strict mother. Her mother has looked through her phone twice already and took it away both of those times. She is now worried that her mother will do it again. There is just... So much stress on her shoulders. She wants to find a job during the summer to earn some money. I want to ask these questions:

1) Is it a good idea for her to get a job if she is under a lot of stress?

2) What can I do to reassure her that everything is okay?

3) What can I do to make her smile again?

I'm not sure how much you all understood, but any advice would be good :) Thank you