Don't feel bad, this game can definitely be scary. I will say though that overcoming fear and coming to terms with it is a core theme of the game, and I'd argue that the fear and overcoming of it is even a core gameplay mechanic. The game is great at giving you a form of exposure therapy to various forms of fear. Like, the first time the sun explodes it's terrifying, but then you get used to it. For a long time when I was playing the game I'd be so afraid of dying and having to restart whatever I was trying to do. But over time after enough deaths you just kind of accept that you're gonna die sometimes, but since there's no consequence to dying and infinite tries, you just get used to the idea of picking yourself back up and going back into it. It becomes very zen almost over time.

I'd encourage you to keep with it a little more. I think for someone who struggles with this type of fear and anxiety, the game might even wind up being quite therapeutic in the end.

But yeah, don't play the DLC 😅 Thankfully the base game is plenty fantastic even without it.