2. Massive anxiety symptoms, leading to a full-blown panic attack;
3. AVOIDING COMING TO WORK THAT DAY;
4. ESCAPING THE OFFICE JUST BEFORE THE DREADED EVENT.
Sounds familiar?
If it does, there are things you can do to TURN THINGS AROUND.
This is what you do:
a) Look honestly at the perceived danger. Is it real? What exactly are you afraid of? What is going on? Don’t stop until you come up with REAL REASONS FOR FEELING LIKE THIS.
b) Have you done this before? What did you do in similar situations? Why is it so different now? Get real with yourself, keep asking yourself these questions and remind yourself of previous successes in similar situations.
c) ESCAPING AND AVOIDING DREADED SITUATIONS AT WORK IS NOT THE WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR ANXIETY. Go and TEST your fears- use F E A R (Face Everything And Recover) to stand up to UNHEALTHY ANXIETY.