Workplace anxiety
I've made some healthy changes in my life recently but I am still dealing with anxiety a lot of the time. I have a somewhat public position that requires me to deal with a lot of different officials in my community. I am constantly panicking that I am going to receive angry letters or offend someone even when there is no real logical reason to feel that way.
Like many anxious people I am a perfectionist and whatever I do is never good enough. I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to break that emotional pattern.
@independentCake948
I'm sorry I don't have any advice for you. I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I came to this anxiety thread to ask basically the same thing. How do you break the cycle of perfection and anxiety? Like I said before, you are not alone and there has to be a way out for people like us. Hopefully we can get an answer and start our way towards living a better life, independent of the perfection and anxiety monsters.
@ladyjen Thank you for responding. I'm sorry to hear that you are dealing with similar issues. But together we are strong and it feels good to know that i'm not alone. Imposter syndrome is a really serious thing that affects a lot of people. When I was in school I used to get panic attacks when I was writing essays and now it has followed me into my professional life. I know that things are never as bad as they seem, but I just wish I could feel like i'm enough. I hate having to depend on others for positive reinforcement.
