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Posted 12/4/2012 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
Heya! I'm experiencing some extreme anxiety for a few weeks now. I started a new job a few months ago. Luckily it is a well paying job, great hours and all! i cannot afford to lose it. Thing is, i am terrified of performing, such as making phone calls, talking to customers. I'm afraid of the way i sound/come across.. my boss sits right in the next room and i'm paranoid that he hears every word and thinks i'm not a good employee. the more i think how not well i am doing, the morephone calls i mess up. Anyone every experience this or can give me tips to deal with this?
Posted 12/4/2012 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
I pulled up the old thread from before, in case there is something new that pops out at you...have a look.  Did you get a chance to look at some self-help books on social anxiety?  Do you feel like you have gained any ground with this in the last couple of months...or lost any?

If you feel like you are not making progress like you would like to see...maybe a therapist is something to consider.  He/she can help to give you the skills and tools to feel comfortable in work and social situations.:)

I hope that you can get some answers to your issue soon!  It is not fun to feel uncomfortable on a daily basis...but there is help for this, so go for it in any form that you can!

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=9&m=2506555

S.C.

Posted 12/4/2012 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
thanks scaredy!
i was hoping to get replies from people that are/have experienced the same thing. hope I'm not the only one! i did read self help articles, books.. nothing doing! i feel so helpless, like I'm afraid of my own shadow.. so freaky. how can i just be fine with just being myself??!! I wish I'd be this strong, confident person. instead, I'm so soft & caring, but oh so unsure of myself and dependant on what others think of me. i Hope.i get through this.
Posted 12/4/2012 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
Not everyone can be super strong and confident. Each person has their own unique qualities that make them valuable.

You can be a person of infulence and power, while still being soft and caring. Often times it is those who have a quiet strength who are the most effective in dealing with life and others!

I would much rather have a genuine employee than one with a lot of 'outside polish' who lacks internal integrity.

Keep working on your confidence of course...but accepting yourself for who you are...wonderful in your own way is the best guaranteed way to 'own it'!!!

S.C.
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