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I am uncomfortable with myself today :(

sincerePlace8195 October 7th, 2022

I want to ask of someone has experienced something similar to what I feel..

With certain situations I get a very upsetting anxious an uncomfortable feeling, for example, I work in mkt, but unfortunately sometimes i have to do things that are out of my expertise, some months ago I had to investigate some information from our competitors, and I didnt find all the information I needed online, so my boss told me to call them as if I was a customer, I know this is not rare in my field but I had never done it, so I gave my real name, my real number and email and acted as a customer. Fast forward to this week, my company is making an alliance with this competitors and I was added to a whatsapp group where the person I talked to that time is also added. When I saw her number I even got a tingling sensation on my legs, I felt super anxious and uncomfortable, my bf told me to tell my boss so there's not a misunderstanding or something weird in the future, i did and she told me it was not a problem, but still I feel super uncomfortable, like I made a mistake and I feel dumb.

My boss told me there's no problem, this girl is probably not aware yet, and i know its not a big deal, but it FEELS like a big deal, I have been coming back to think about it all day and it is affecting me.

My question is, if I rationally have the information to know this is not important, why do I feel like it is? Why do I feel vulnerable, or dumb, or anxious? I dont understand it and this is something I have experienced many times in my life, always making me feel uneasy :(

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fruityPond7887 October 7th, 2022

@sincerePlace8195 Hello! I hope you are doing well! It seems like you may be struggling with some anxiety :) Please know that you did nothing wrong at work and you told your boss, which is great! As long as you did everything you can, that's what matters! Anxiety is hard to deal with sometimes and it can linger when you don't want it to. If you feel as though your anxiety is becoming too much to handle, you can always reach out to a mental health professional! You will get through this and you are never alone! ❤️