New job anxiety

[Sazzle29]

Hi, this is my first post so unsure exactly where to start!

I've recently (6 weeks ago) started a new job which is more senior & more money than I’ve had before & im completely overwhelmed & suffering with really bad anxiety & feeling totally incapable! feels like it’s too much of a big step up

there has been no training and no time to settle in as I’ve got so many tasks to complete, I’ve got little to no support from my boss & feel with such a senior role I’m expected to just get on with it which is making me anxious about failing!

I’m trying to meditate when I can which isn’t very often as the anxiety makes me so agitated!

Ive seen my gp & had 1 appointment with a psychologist which helped at the time but can’t seem to control my anxiety!

friends have advised me to either speak up at work or leave but too anxious to do either! Any suggestions?

reading other posts have helped me realise so many other people are in similar situations!

just want it to stop 😞

[LesDave]

I feel your pain. I have it at the moment in my new job as well. I am so overwhelmed. I have also made mistakes and am really crushed by what I have done. The anxiety was so bad I had to take Tuesday off. I was gripped with chest pain. I made it in yesterday and worked through it. Today I bought some natural mouth spray from a chemist. It seems to work. My anxiety is a lot better. The other things I do to control it is to: 1. get out of the house, I definitely feel better going somewhere, 2. I walk long distances and focus on trying to stay in the moment by identifying smells and sights, and also trying to make words out of number plates on cars, and 3. I really try hard to eat better and much less. These things all help a lot.