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Anxiety hitting again

JacintaMarie
Community Member

Hi again, my next thread, I went to sleep but now at 2:44am my anxiety has arrived again, I did something at work wrong and I hate myself for doing the wrong thing, I've lost perspective so I don't know if it's important or will fix itself.

I wish I would stop, I tell my brain to calm down but it doesn't. One of my triggers is making a mistake at work, of stuffing up, of not slowing down.

I am annoyed at myself for doing it and hate that I seem to keep on doing it.

Thank you for letting me get this out,

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Hi dng

Thanks for that, I'll try to do that, actually I did do something, I had a yell, I yelled out my frustrations.

Did feel good, though I made my throat go abit hoarse, my voice is okay now.

Hi JacintaMarie, having a good old yell isn't necessarily what I mean, but I am glad it made you feel good.

Hi dng

Thanks for your posts, I'm frustrated with myself for not being "normal" & for negetive thoughts not going away, or worrying about makibg mistakes, I work in a place where you can't make many & that you can't joke.

Hi JM. BB has some webpages about coping with negative thoughts not going away.

JacintaMarie
Community Member

Hi, was going okay, but anxiety came, when I mis read something, people tell me to look more carefully & I feel like an idiot. Yet when another person does it, they laugh. I am a fool, I always get confused about when its okay to make a silly mistake, though my logic tells me, that a silly mistake can happen at any time, with a client or without.

I think I'm a boring person as I'm so shy I can't be 'fun" that is what society wants, for someone to be witty and funny, I can't even be funny! Or I try to laugh at myself, but people think I'm being serious or I laugh at the wrong times. I'm damned if I do & damned if I don't & I shouldn't care but I do....

Hi JacintaMarie,  That sounds really difficult, we're sorry that's how you're feeling right now.   DnG is right, we do have some pages on coping with negative thoughts! Here they are, in case you hadn't already found them. We hope there's something in there that's helpful to you. It's really difficult to sit with feelings like this, so it's really good to have some ideas of easing it.   If you're not already receiving support with this, we'd definitely suggest giving the Beyond Blue helpline a ring on 1300 22 4636. They can help you to work through anxious thoughts in the moment, give you some strategies for coping, and help you to find more support, if that would be helpful to you. If you'd prefer a webchat or email, those options are available here. Please keep letting us know how you're going. We really hope find some comfort and distraction from the troubling thoughts here.  Kind regards,  Sophie M 

Hi Sophie, thanks for that. I have read and will try to o them

This afternoon am getting a little better.

Thanks Beyond Blue & apologizes for my endless whinging

JacintaMarie
Community Member

Hi again

Another rant. At work, I made stupid mistakes with my email messages, had a bad brain day,& I felt such an idiot for making it, in my head, I really try too not, no one else makes mistakes, I check & I thought its okay. I think people at work think I'm an idiot & can't be trusted, as they check my work, my rational side says, its just a double check, though I have heard some people need their hand hold.

I didn't have a traumatic family life, my anxiety comes out when I'm with strangers or work colleagues, I can't seem to do things right. I just want to be at home, where I can't be rude or selfish or hurt anyone. If you are a bad person or do the wrong thing, some people think shaming you works, but it doesn't,

Some people at work give me a strange look, so I know I've done something wrong.

I don't know, am I making it up inmy head? Am I a lier? Why do I have the wrong perspective about things, I seem not to care about the wrong things at work, people go off at me for not caring if the binders make a mistake with the outside cover, even though I asked & got told no, its not worth sending it back, I couldn't tell that to them, they got sarcastic & I nervous, then I still get in trouble.

Sorry, there are people with worse problems than me, much worse, like the covid & the afghanis.

Hi Jacinta

I work in a stressful and busy job at a University and I feel the same way as you do. I feel stupid everyday and I feel like my colleagues think I'm an idiot. I feel that I'm constantly disappointing my boss and he probably wishes he'd hired someone else instead of me. I wish I could take a holiday from these negative thoughts but the thoughts are always there to torment me. I'm Shari this so you will know that you're not alone in feeling this way. I'd love to leave office work and do something else but I have a mortgage so I stay where I am

Hi Candice

Thanks for sharing, I have a mortgage too, so I can't leave, I am looking for another job, though where can I go, I'll proberly have the same problem there.

I've been told its in my head but its hard not to believe, luckily I am only a level one, so hopefully I can't muck up too much, though the more stressful a place is, the more I feel like I am going to make mistakes

The place is perfect, I feel its too perfect for me, I can't fit in, its a law library & the lawyers are intelligent & the librarians all have uni degrees & I don't, I'm the only one who doesn't. I'm a square peg in a round hole, I also aren't sophiscated or dignified,

Keep on going, I hope things get better, I get told when people have stresses, they take it out on others.