Hello pink24

i thinks the anxiety is normal. I do not believe fear is a bad word. I mean do you deny being human? Why would you deny human emotions? If i understand correctly the school you have been working on is pushing you to quit? Despite enjoying your job? At the same time a novel deadline adds to the anxiety of everyday life?

These events are stessfull. However denying that you fear them i’m not so sure it will solve your problem.Instead i believe the healthier pathway would be to investigate the reasons you fear them throughly and note if the fear is illogical.

For example: Maybe you are afraid of being jobless. But is this reasonable? Do you have the qualifications to enter the market even if you are fired? Do you have incomes from your novels? Do you have support groups to help you financialy if something unfortunate as this might happen? If you answer yes to any of these questions maybe you will see the fear being reduced to a manageable level. I do not think however fear can be eliminated. But i believe it can be managed. In fact i remember all the moments of my life that i am proud of. They were all accompanied by fear. Hope this helped.

Take care
George

P.S
I am passing thourgh the same anxiety as you are (due to financial strain). Please do not give up smiling.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by George.