I have been managing to control ruminating on my worries for the past couple of days. But I’m learning there is more to anxiety than worried thoughts.

So far, I see three elements to anxiety. Rumination on thoughts, the emotion existing with the body and situations that act as triggers for anxiety.

Behind each situation, there is a worry. The scheduling conflict caused me to be concerned about the impact on another coworker. The job interview caused me to question my ability. Did I do a good enough job?

I read an article that mentioned victim language and power language.

Here is the result of my changing the language.

If my coworker is upset, it is a result ofmy supervisor’s decision making. It’s not my fault. Perhaps my coworker won’t even be upset, perhaps she will be understanding.

I just have to wait and see what comes of the interview. The interviewer said that I did a good job answering the questions. The previous interviewer said that I did a good job too. I could  see an interview coach for some advice.