The daily battle of work anxiety.

[tbmckie]

My anxiety is built around ever form of I am not good enough. Not a good enough employee, person, family member, etc. My family are all successful in careers and are living the way my family determines as correct. Well, I spent over 20 years running from my anxiety and I drank and drugged to make the pain go away. I am now clean but I still live with my anxiety, but I am learning how to manage it. It takes work, real work. Therapy, positive self talk, action, awereness, etc. But the real healing started when I accepted anxiety as part of me. It's who I am and I am ok with it. Once I got there, I was able to start to heal. The journey isn't over and I live with hope.

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Hi nice to meet you. I am glad you have realised that all you have to be is the best possible version of yourself. I know it's very common, but it's a mugs game comparing yourself to others as are all different and have our own needs and our own life to lead, regardless of what others expect of us. The only person you have to answer to is yourself.

[poppyb62]

Hi

I too have had a work environment that caused anxiety and depression. I fought for years before I gave up work due to severe pain in my knee and back.

I am pleased you are now clean and have found peace with the anxiety. I got a great counseller and that helped enormously.

I wish you all the best and a huge hug from me to you x x

[Viktrona]

Work is very stressful and anxiety inducing right now and it's difficult because every time I panic because people talk about me like still in hs I feel like I am not doing something right and I should be handling this better