日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 8

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You have the general purport. いかに is the idea of "how, in what way, how much, etc."

I would probably substitute your "erase" with "wipe", simply because I'm not seeing the need to elevate the literal meaning of 拭う to anything that artistic. 

余計なことにまで神経を使う is more closely "I blow things out of proportion" or "I worry about things until they become exaggerated".