Am I alone. Do you get anxious over seemingly trivial matters? Do you feel embarassed and guilt ridden? Awkward?

I do all the time and I worry even more that people will laugh or think I am weird. I feel humiliated as a result all too often.

Tonight I am supposed to be test driving several vehicles on my short list. I have been worrying about this since I made the appointment yesterday and this worry is going to fester all day today.

I am worried that I will make a fool of myself in front of the salesman who no doubt will come along. I've had no car of my own for near two years so don't drive often. I am in a new city I am unfamiliar with. This shouldn't be difficult though. So I feel idiotic as well.

Why do I make mountains out of mole hills? People take test drives all the time. This is such a stupid thing to be frightened of. There is so much more going on in my life to feel anxious about rather than this trivial matter.

[Unhinged88]

You are not alone. I obsess and worry about those types of things. Like going through check out lanes in the grocery store.

Once you start worrying, its hard to stop. But once you are there, it gets a little easier and afterwards you think, ok that wasn't as bad as I imagined. That is anxiety for you. Playing with your imagination, your feelings. And makes you feel stupid after too! But I try to take it each time as a mm on a ruler. I will go forward a bit each time. And maybe one day I won't need the whole day to mentally prepare a run to go get groceries.

[Deejay14]

Originally Posted by justafriend306

Am I alone. Do you get anxious over seemingly trivial matters? Do you feel embarassed and guilt ridden? Awkward?

I do all the time and I worry even more that people will laugh or think I am weird. I feel humiliated as a result all too often.

Tonight I am supposed to be test driving several vehicles on my short list. I have been worrying about this since I made the appointment yesterday and this worry is going to fester all day today.

I am worried that I will make a fool of myself in front of the salesman who no doubt will come along. I've had no car of my own for near two years so don't drive often. I am in a new city I am unfamiliar with. This shouldn't be difficult though. So I feel idiotic as well.

Why do I make mountains out of mole hills? People take test drives all the time. This is such a stupid thing to be frightened of. There is so much more going on in my life to feel anxious about rather than this trivial matter.

Not to dissuade your worrying because I do it too...90 percent of what we worry about never happens. I say this to myself when I start to worry and it helps. Worry also makes it much harder to problem solve and doesn't change or help any thing. Enjoy your new car.

[KYWoman]

You are not alone. My daily anxiety fears are running into someone I might know at the post office or grocery. I keep my head down and avoid eye contact hoping no one will recognize me. A simple "How are you doing? Or "How are your mom & dad?" opens my floodgates to either a stream or valleys of tears. Shame, embarrassment, awkwardness and guilt every single time! And yet, I continue to force myself to get up and go out! I am a survivor. The traumas I have survived do not DEFINE me. They "happened" to me. Good luck on your test drives! Believe in YOU!

Thanks so much. It is good to learn that I am not alone.

I cancelled the appointment to test-drive last night. I was making myself sick.

I get anxious over trivial things all the time and it's really annoying.
I remember recently getting anxious over the fact I didn't want any orange juice to drink.

once it had past (the decision had been made), I freaked out because I thought that would have cost me- and I wouldn't be allowed anymore drinks, ever

so I went back and made myself one orange juice, 2 orange juices, 3 orange juice.. it was really bad anxiety.

I have made a new appointment for Monday night. I am already worrying. I've googled mapped a route to take. That helped a little but the idea of driving around a car full of people - my boyfriend wants to come too - is really making me paranoid. I may just have to tell the boyfriend he can't come. He conducts road tests as part of his daily job so I really feel like I would be judge if he were to come along. Geesh, this is such a stupid little thing yet it has grown into something huge.