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Mustkeepjob32 · Sep 22, 2013, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Lulu

- got counseling for an extended period of time
- joined a support group and this was very helpful - out of this I got a support system that has been very valuable. It is a good place for me to be honest about my anxiety (and other issues). What a relief!
- read all I could from reliable sources on anxiety
- realized that although anxiety is uncomfortable, it would not kill me and that as the day went on I would feel better ... and I do
- tell myself THIS WILL PASS when I feel anxious at work ... and it does
- recognized that I have something to offer (maybe more than the average person because I can certainly empathize with patients who have mental health issues)
- am currently working onbringing my mind gently back to the present when it wanders to the future with scary thoughts, also very helpful

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Lulu,

Thanks for the list of things to help. I really need to have counseling but I'm always moving around from job to job or without any money that I never get the counseling I need. I did buy a self-help DBT workbook but haven't opened it in a while

I also realice that the anxiety won't kill me. But sometimes it is hard to remember that in the moment. I recently bought a whiteboard to write down short-term and long-term goals that I have in my life that I absolutely want to fulfill so I can align my life into doing the right things for myself and those around me.
I Thank you for your suggestions and will continue to refer to them. I go back to work either tomorrow or Tue I think and while my stomach hurts and I feel scared to death, I have to do it and I know it won't kill me. Thanks again.