Excited yet scared

[WinterinOz]

Tonight I start a new job (yet again). This is a temporary job and I'm looking forward to it. I'll be working mid-night shift which isn't something I've done in a while. I'm happy I'll be working again because despite my issues with anxiety and panic attacks I love having a job but I'm worried about one thing in particular: the anxiety and panic attacks and how they will affect my experience with this job. I'm scared I'll go right down the same path as I had before with going and staying at work with an attack until I could no longer bare it anymore. Other than taking antidepressants does anyone have any advice?

[lostsoulwandering]

I struggle with anxiety as well, but have not had many panic attacks. When I can feel my anxiety rising, I try to focus on something calming. Whether it be a thought or an object. For example, when I am at work there is a running water fountain and I focus on the sound of the water. When I am not at work I try to think of something that made me laugh or cuddling with my dogs... something I know calms me. I hope your first night went well.