Posted by Alara on November 5, 2002, at 19:49:54
In reply to Re: Getting Back into the Workforce, posted by GeekUKII on November 4, 2002, at 18:51:13
Thanks, Geek. I should stop beating myself up about my past, it's true. A lot of the stress comes from comparing myself to other people. I did very well at school and university but have never found a successful career..So when I look around me, I see a world full of people who are `better than me'...I then put extra pressure on myself to appear perfect and, of course, I always fall short...That's where the anxiety comes in...It builds up and, WHAM, I'm feeling too depressed to go to work!
What you are suggesting makes a lot of sense: I just have to find a way of getting those attitudes into my thick head without listening to the little voice that says "Well, you're ONLY doing data entry or reception and you're not even perfect at that..." Crazy logic, huh!
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