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Rare Amulet,
When I saw your name, I thought of one of my favorite Buddha Doodles drawings. It’s on this page:
Look for the one that talks about a magical jewel inside us. You are a rare amulet that contains a magical jewel.
Now, back to your question.
One thing would be to spend some time studying so that you feel more competent. Just a little bit each day, and eventually you will feel more secure.
Also, do breathing and visualization each day and picture yourself being comfortable, happy, confident, and secure doing your work. A lot of it is probably in your mind, just thinking that you don’t know enough, when really you know more than you think you do.
I have anxiety and depression, too. Some things that can help are vitamin D (if you are actually deficient), magnesium, omega 3s, and exercise. Aerobic exercise can help burn off stress and can lift your mood, over time, and strength training has been shown to help women feel more confident (I don’t know why, but studies say it’s true).
That’s all I can think of for now. I hope it helps.
Mimi