I'm very happy to have made through my first day on my new job--with very little panic! There was a lot to do--it was pretty non-stop--since the sandwich/coffee shop is in a central location and i worked the late breakfast and lunchtime. My co-workers were pretty friendly. The management said I should smile more and pick up the pace a little more. My supervisor was non-committal about a schedule but he said to go back tomorrow to work and discuss it. In short, it was a success!

hey good job~! I am just going in that direction now after a few months of not working. Are you doing it without meds? How long before you started working again? How bad was your anxiety/panic? Sorry about all the questions...

Congrats!

Awesome! this is inspiring to me. I start my first official day at my new job (Best Buy) on Wednesday! I am nerrrrvous, but excited at the same time. Crazy combination! I am glad your day went okay. It's hard to get out there and work with anxiety and you should be immensely proud of yourself.

It is awesome! I recently started a new job myself and no one understood how hard it was for me to do this. I have one friend who changes jobs like clothes. I had the same job for 12 years and it is a huge change to start a new job.

thanks! and congratulations to everyone else starting new jobs.

arobe--that avatar is adorable!
jayson--i take low doses of meds. i've been working off and on; but this is my first "full-time" job, 30+hrs. is full time at this place, in about 5 yrs. as far as panic in the past, i'll just say--"it's been bad".

Thats so good !! Today i went back to work after 6 mons of loa. omg it was a disaster i had 5 or six panick attacks had to take ativan at work it was unreal i hope tommorow is better!! i need the health insurance plus i have been there 8 years today they told me i have to work 14 consecutive days otherwise they terminate you because i have been out six months not to mention i have like 180 hrs vacation and 86 hrs of paid emergency time off coming to me i already earned that but they wouldnt let me take any of it at all until after 14 consecutive days back to work .. I work at QVC..I dont know how im going to make it ,,

good for you for going back. i think you can make it.

use the deep breathing technique, as you can (such as before you go into the office/a few minutes when no co-workers are around. . .).

also, use the relaxation tape as much as you can before going to bed--first thing in the morning--and even on your lunch/break with headphones, if you can find a private/quiet spot.

take it easy on yourself--if you can't do all of the relaxation exercises on the tape--at least play it to get yourself used to it--and you'll find it gets easier to ease your mind and relax your body.

really pamper yourself. (manicure? goofy tv? movies?)

remember--a tough situation is a lot tougher when we dwell on how tough it might be. write some positive affirmations on notecards/index cards and put them where you can find them all day long.

Peace!

So Do It






Do what needs to be done. Say what needs to be said. Listen to the things you need to hear. Learn what you need to learn. Explain what you need to explain...

Rather than constructing elaborate methods for avoiding these things, or elaborate excuses to evade them, just get them done. Instead of letting things slip and continue to weight you down, get them done and let your actions energize you. The avoidance of effort is just as difficult as effort itself yet avoidance accomplishes nothing positive...

Success is not always easy, yet it is for the most part simple. The way to accomplishment is not hidden. It is in plain view. You can see what must be done. Stop fretting. Quit worrying. Don't complain. You know what you need to do. So do it...


-- Ralph Marston
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so, my manager gave me a mini-review after my first wk--and i got an mvp-type thing (which comes with much appreciated extra cash in the paycheck)! also, during the second week, a mystery shopper happened to come to me for help and gave me a good review--which reflects well on all of us!

(the manager has given me a few challenges for improvement--which i believe will be very difficult. . . . but at least he cares, is straightforward, and mixes compliments with feedback!)