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  • February 9, 2016 at 7:45 am #95423
    Michelle
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    Hi Jerris,

    I have to reply to this because, because it’s like you’re living my life! I’m turning 25 this year, have a graduate degree, and I’m currently in a teaching position wherein I experience anxiety and stress (which sometimes I think is ridiculous! It’s only teaching! Yet most of the time, there are thoughts of ‘what the hell am I doing?’ and ‘I don’t know what I’m doing!’ in my mind, and I get bogged down). I’m worried about money, because this job barely keeps me afloat and I live with my parents. Moreover, when I get anxious and stressed, I end up binge-eating, which is a terrible way to handle anything and makes me feel worse. In all, I feel horrible about myself and want things to change so badly.

    I know I don’t have any solutions here, but I just wanted to say that I can really relate to your situation and that you’re not alone.

    Michelle

    February 9, 2016 at 9:57 am #95563
    Anonymous
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    Dear Jerris:

    When you wrote the post above, it seems to me like you were panicking, getting more and more scared and that state of mind is not the state of mind that gives rise to sensible solutions. So in the current state of your life, in the circumstances you are in it is best to find peace, to accept those circumstances with some equanimity, as in: this is my life, these are my circumstances. I don’t like them but this is… what is. When you panic, it is like you are trying to run away from the circumstances. When you are calm, you can confront these circumstances with your best possible thinking.

    Would you like to share how the visits with the therapist are going? How long? What issues are being addressed? Where is it going?

    Hope you post again!

    anita

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