I’ve had a bad case of work anxiety ever since I started a new job ~7 months ago. The adjustment was ROUGH. I was making mistake after mistake. I powered through and somehow got glowing reviews at year end, with people saying I’ve moved past that point.

I’m convinced I’ve only tricked people and sooner or later they’re gonna catch on. I have extremely bad Sunday scaries, I’m always fighting down my anxiety whenever a new ask comes through. I don’t know what to do.

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Chill, breath, and give yourself more credit. If you’ve tried your best, just say f*ck it and move on.

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I have the same thoughts and it’s all in your head. Be confident in what you have to offer! Also google imposter syndrome ...i definitely relate to that

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The same exact thing happened to me. I started my role in July. I got a glowing review, realized how tough I was being on myself and all of my anxiety went away

Nothing much to say, but i'm exactly there now

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