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My Post Interview Anxiety & How I Handled It
The hard part is over. I made it through the first interview I’ve had in six years. Yay me! The initial adrenaline rush is gone, …
My First Interview in SIX years!
Woah! It’s been six long years since I’ve had to interview for a job! All I can say is, “wow!” and that my anxiety was …
How To Conquer Interviews When You Have Anxiety
Sitting down for interviews, which can already be an intimidating thing, can feel even more intimidating when you couple that with an anxiety disorder.
Therapy for Anxiety
One of the most highly used, and preferred, methods for treating people with anxiety is a form of talk therapy, also known as CBT- cognitive behavioral therapy.
Anxiety and Memory Loss
People with high anxiety often experience short-term memory loss because of the excessive elevation in cortisol levels.
Leave Your Comfort Zone
Inside our comfort zone is safety and security. It’s calm, quiet, and where we are in control. Although we enjoy staying inside our comfort zone because we are free from disappointments, failures, and mistakes, those things are only a fraction of what we will encounter.
Failure isn’t Fatal
Failure isn’t fatal. It shouldn’t be seen as the end-all be-all. Failure is just another step on the road to success. Some of our greatest lessons are learned through failure, and it aids in our growth and development.
Overcoming Setbacks
Setbacks don’t mean it’s the end for us, and they don’t negate the progress we’ve made- they are simply a minor delay in progress, a hurdle we must overcome to move us towards our next accomplishment.
Opportunities
In life, we will be offered many opportunities for many different things, big and small. There may be job opportunities, academic opportunities, travel opportunities, and more. These opportunities allow us to learn, develop, grow, and experience new and different things.