Job Related Anxiety

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:24 am

I completely understand how you feel. I am a fake. I often say that no-one really knows me. I have recieved awards at work but I still worry about everything and everyone. Did I say that right or how did they feel about what I said. I spend more time during the work day worried about what everyone around me thinks. Then I run home to hide away from everyone. I won't even answer the phone because I don't want anyone to know how I really am.

Originally posted by tcm2020:
I often have work related thoughts that give me anxiety. Here are some examples and disputes.

What if I loose my job? -
Where is the evidence that I am going to loose my job? There is none. I am no more risk of loosing my job than any other person I work with. My boss has given me good reviews and my customers like my help. There are no signs that my performance is going to cause me to loose my job. What if I get promoted instead? What if I am promoted to King of the IT department?

I am a fake - I don't really know what I am doing at work. -
Who says I am a fake? Would all the people that I help all day long, most of the time successfully and on the first try, say that I am a fake? Would my friends say I am a fake? What about the list of things that I fix every day? Doesn't that show that I know what I am doing? No one knows everything about computers. Even my boss has made mistakes and forgotten things. Besides, he has many years more experience than me so it is not realistic to compare myself to him.

What if I can't do my job because of my anxiety?-
Is it 100% a fact that there will come a time when I won't be able to do my job because of anxiety or is this just a thought I am having that is scaring me? It is just a thought. I have always been able to do my work through my anxiety and have come to be quite successful despite it. In addition, I have knew skills to reduce my anxiety that I didn't have in the beginning. I am strong and have proved that many times. remember that I traveled successfully to Cancun dispite my anxiety, worked in NY city despite my anxiety. went to college despite my anxiety. If I were to get anxious it would be uncomfortable, but it wouldn't kill me.