During such dark times, the temptation to break this vicious circle by smothering your anxiety and shouting “at” your mind to just shut up! can be huge.īut, by now, you probably know that simply doesn’t work - in fact, it can make things 10 times worse. The conundrum of getting anxious over getting anxious can seem inescapable, especially when the things you’re obsessing about are work-related. Soon enough, your mind will seem to have spiraled out of control, and you may even find yourself in the middle of a full-blown panic attack. Seeing that fail, if you’re prone to catastrophizing - which anxious people often are - the next thing you’ll worry about is that you’ll get fired. Whether you’re worrying about something specific, like an imminent deadline, or you just have a formless feeling of dread, you might be telling yourself something along these lines: “You’ve got to get back to work, stop worrying, stop obsessing, get your head back in the game and just focus!“ If you’re an anxious person - like myself - this scenario will sound familiar: you’re at work, minding your own business, when anxiety starts to creep in.
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