Anticipatory Anxiety...do you have any

[doubtmyself]

right now?

I do. I have an important meeting at work tomorrow. I need to appear confident and calm. Trouble is I'm worried about it now. I can't relax. Sapping the energy I will need for the meeting.

 

[sparsilestar]

Oh man, all the time. About everything. Even thinking about maybe possibly doing something outside the house has my palms sweating and my hackles raised. Anticipatory anxiety is probably the most common sort of anxiety for me.
Good luck with the meeting, though!!

 

[doubtmyself]

Oh man, all the time. About everything. Even thinking about maybe possibly doing something outside the house has my palms sweating and my hackles raised. Anticipatory anxiety is probably the most common sort of anxiety for me.
Good luck with the meeting, though!!

Thanks for that sparsilstar.....I haven't had it for a while......maybe two weeks...if I felt like this every day, I'd end up in a mental hospital!!

 

[coyote]

yes, this is a major problem for me too

fortunately, it never turns out to be as bad as i imagine

even knowing that, i still do it every time

 

[doubtmyself]

yes, this is a major problem for me too

fortunately, it never turns out to be as bad as i imagine
even knowing that, i still do it every time

Yeah I suppose you're right there.
But what I've found is I'm not really "present" during the "performance". I don't perform well because I've wasted all my energy beforehand, then I beat myself up afterwards. I think that's what I really dread..the post bashing.

 

[lilmutegirl]

Yes, I do have anticipatory anxiety right now, and I do very often myself. I agree also that the anticipation is worse than what actually happens, but it doesn't change my feelings. Normally, I feel relieved when whatever I was anxious about is over. I hope you feel that way after your meeting. I'm sure it will be fine.

 

[Aletheia]

I'm suffering it right now.

I'll endlessly rehearse whatever it is, which is pointless because it never turns out how I imagined.

 

[doubtmyself]

I'm suffering it right now.

I'll endlessly rehearse whatever it is, which is pointless because it never turns out how I imagined.

Sorry to hear that. Hope you can come through with a smile at the end too.