A lot of my fear and obsessive thoughts come around work stress. Recently some poor management has put some pressure on me to finish some stuff for a deadline.

I've been spiraling and worrying about how to finish. Fixating on what I'll say how I'll do it. Then on just the scenarios of if I don't finish, if they fire me, how id make cuts and survive without a job, etc.

I made an appointment with my therapist for next week to talk more. But wondering how do you stop yourself with this type of obsession and worry ?

  • Remember there is good stress and bad stress. Being motivated to finish a task and having a level of discomfort cause you to stay focused and get it done cause you want it out of sight, out of mind. Try to decipher which thoughts are genuine. Like it’s okay to be worried how will I get this done… I have a speech I am working on that is causing me good stress. I want to get it done. It’s tough to do. When the distressing bad stressors come you need to acknowledge them and not interact with them. Just proceed with whatever else you were doing before the thought entered your mind

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