Hi, I am very anxious

[Jayy]

I am so anxious, worried about business failing and financial loss and relationships with staff. I had a car incident last week while driving I was thinking about the business issue. I am panic every second, and feel like to cry most of the time. Don't know how to get out. Have put my business to broker for sale, but it will take a long time to go through. I am on the edge.

[Neil_1]

Hi there Jayy,

Welcome to Beyond Blue and thank you for providing your post.

It seems like you've got so much happening at the moment, and all these thoughts are trying to Number One in your mind, so they're all jostling to be in the forefront for you to think about.

Do you have another person involved with you in the business? Someone who could help you along with this?

Also, at home, do you have a partner or spouse who could try and help you work through some of these issues?

Another thing that I find helpful in these times is to just get the old ordinary blank piece of paper, and with pen or pencil, write all these things down. Then try to put them in order of importance - and even put a date against them, a kind of a deadline - so when it's down in that style, things hopefully don't seem as so traffic jammed as they did before.

Hope to hear back from you,

Neil

[Jayy]

Hi, Neil, thanks for reply. I have only taken over the business 3 months ago, and there are so many issues. I am lack of business experience, and also not good at handling stress, which I just realized. I made a lot of mistakes and I feel the more I do the more mistake I will make. I avoid going to shop now, and just let staff run it. I invested a lot of money in the business, my 5 years hard making money from previous job. I have put my business for sale now, but it us so hard to sell. Every time when you think you will close the deal, the purchaser pull out.the staff also found out that I am selling, and they are very angry.

I have a nice partner, he can listen to me, but he is not able to help me in terms of running the business.

[Jayy]

So many butterflies in my stomach today. Feel hopeless!

[Neil_1]

Hi there,

Are you able to take some time out today? A drive somewhere, or to a coffee shop? Get to your ipod/iphone and try and listen to some of your favourite music?

Neil