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neatLime thoughts and feelings

neatLime3887 January 4th, 2022

I always have the same anxieties come up- that people won't like something I say or do, think I'm weird or I won't be able to handle something that comes up at work. I know from experience these aren't really rooted in reality and my wife has validated that for me multiple times but I still feel that way. I think seeing COVID cases go back up has increased my underlying anxiety a bit too. I'm a supervisor at my work and if we have a lot of staff get sick or it spreads at work I feel like it will have been my fault for not doing more to prevent it. I have implemented social distancing policies and reinforced the importance of doing so multiple times including yesterday and I have taken it seriously so I feel like I've kind of done my part but it still makes me anxious. The key words that have resonated with me in the past are just feeling like I am "ok and good" just that I'm a reasonable person. I am going to focus on that today and check in with my wife if I feel like I need some extra support, she has been very supportive of me

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lucy2 January 7th, 2022

Hi there @neatLime3887

May I say your wife is a great source of support to you, trust her and your inner thoughts. I understand your anxieties about Covid, I really do, but you have made every effort to keep everyone safe and cannot to more. The anxiety associated with this awful virus has affected so many of us ❤️really, it's hard not to think about it when we're hearing so much about it every day we have to try and I hope you realise how efficient and caring you have been towards colleagues!

Take care and try to relax

Lucy2