I know what that feels like. You have my heartfelt sympathy. I panic whenever someone in authority says 'Walk with me', or 'Can we talk', or any other sort of open-ended summons like that. I once quit a job when it was announced that I had an employee review coming up.
It later turned out that I was going to get a raise and a merit bonus.
I have had SOME success with panic like that by writing down all the doomsday scenarios, and trying to see if there are valid concerns embodied in them. If there are problems, I make a plan to address them. if there are factors beyond my control, I try to figure out how to decrease my vulnerability to them.
Saying 'don't panic' is stupid. I always do. Chocolate helps.
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Date: 2010-08-04 10:34 pm (UTC)Nothing I or anyone else can say is going to prevent you from being scared witless, so I'll just pray for you. Good luck. You could use some.
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Date: 2010-08-05 10:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-05 06:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 12:32 am (UTC)I know what that feels like. You have my heartfelt sympathy. I panic whenever someone in authority says 'Walk with me', or 'Can we talk', or any other sort of open-ended summons like that. I once quit a job when it was announced that I had an employee review coming up.
It later turned out that I was going to get a raise and a merit bonus.
I have had SOME success with panic like that by writing down all the doomsday scenarios, and trying to see if there are valid concerns embodied in them. If there are problems, I make a plan to address them. if there are factors beyond my control, I try to figure out how to decrease my vulnerability to them.
Saying 'don't panic' is stupid. I always do. Chocolate helps.
Barney