There are days when I experience a stressful event that I feel so overwhelmed, insecure and inadequate and that may going for a few days after the stressful situation. I just can't seem to snap out of it. For example, I had to approach an individual with a difficult personality about how I expect to be treated if we are to work together. I am a quite and reserved person so that was difficult for me--trying to determine how I would approach the conversation, trying to anticipate responses, etc. In addition, I agreed to be on a team who purpose was improve a particular process. That was uncomfortable for me as I know the steps of the process, however, there were things I was learning from others about the process that I wasn't aware of and I am the type of person that needs time to take informaition in and process it, but I felt forced to come up with somethng right away to show that I was engaged in the process. I am an introvert and I wanted to contribute to this team, but felt inhibited by my own feelings of inadequatcies and fears. The extroverts seem to process information quicker than I and could immediate contribute to the team. Furthermore, since there was a few of us on the team who were available for a week to map out a new process we had to provide the other members on the team and other ad hoc members with a report out of what was accomplished. When it got to my turn to speak, my throat begin to close, I was sweating and shaking, I felt like I just wanted to run out of the room...I really rather avoided the situation,but unfortunately I could not get out of it. I don't like being this way and I really hope that I can over come the fear of speaking to people. I really want to be more secure and confident, but it is just so challenging for me. I feel bad when I see others conduct themselve well in these situations and I just fall apart. The sense of gloom and insecurity still looms over my head at this very moment. I am also thinking about all that needs to be accomplished next week, all that I need to catch up on that I couldn't get done last week dut to being apart of the team to improve a process. I want to give my best, but I wonder is it me keeping myself from being the best I can be. Am I allowing others to diminish who I can be. I feel so alone and feel like I have no one to talk to. There are vey few people who you can trust and fewer that even care what you are going through. I just want to be in a consistent peacful state of mind. I do not like being out of control and that is exactly how I feel right now. Is there anyone who knows what this feels like. I can use some encourgement right now.