Anxiety?

[wilomn]

I'm sort of anti-anxiety but I do think finding the root, really really finding it, not the tendrils that can fool you, but the main tap root then deciding what you want to do with it is a good goal. I always want to know the whys when I feel or do something. I learned looooong ago to be really honest with myself, accept responsibility, then just keep on keeping on. Hit that wall and maneuver around it, over it, under it, through it, whatever you need to in order to continue in a forward direction. Accept that pain and doubt and just plain being wrong are part of being alive. Then don't dwell on those things, think positive. It really does help.

This may not be of much help because I really don't have much experience with being anxious, but I think the above is good for anyone. Same stuff I have told myself and my offspring for a goodly bit of time.

My guess is that you're, as are most, stronger than you think or give yourself credit for. Fake it until you make it also works in this situation.