My obsessive thoughts are a distraction of my current job situation. My boss of 13 years is retiring and now I have to find a new job. This change terrifies me. So, now my obsessive thoughts are so much worse. Do you think that if I deal with this job change and move forward with it, that my obsessive thoughts will eventually calm down? So, if I'm not trying to distract myself from this change, because I'm facing the change, then I won't need the obsessive thoughts to distract me?

Maybe it would help if you made a list of positives about getting a new job. Even put little positives like meeting new people or maybe youll find a job that you will really like. You don't have to stay at a job you don't. Every time you start to think bad look at your list of positives . It couldn't hurt. Good luck. your obsessive thoughts will get better as long as you try to stay positive.

Your obsessive thoughts should calm down with your acceptance of them. Also, soothing yourself when you get the obsessive thinking about your work. It's OK to feel scared. You're making a change and change is scary to people like us, but I can still make the change. (Actually, change is scary to people who don't have anxiety, too.) I can still handle it. Change is exciting. I may get something really neat - Right up my alley.(You come up with soothing phrases that help to keep you moving forward.)

You'll really be OK -

Well I have noticed that now as I'm beginning to face the fear of the change, I am a bit less obsessive. However, facing the change is still making me extremely anxious, panic attacks. But after listening to lesson 12 I really see that I must face my fears and face the change. Because if I face it I will get to the other side of it. If I don't I'm just standing on this side being fearful and stuck. I don't want to be stuck anymore.