Dear humour:

The self critical part that is adding to your anxiety, that is you telling yourself something like: I shouldn’t behave like a fresher! I have sufficient experience working in several teams! Why am I behaving this way? I should be more confident at this stage in my life! What is wrong with me…- this kind of self talk is adding to your anxiety, maybe creating all of it.

So gentle, be gentle with yourself. No self talk of the I-shouldn’t-feel-the-way-I-do. There is a message in you feeling shy and reserved- figure out the valid message – instead of beating yourself down over how you feel.

anita