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You do realize that emotions are by definition not something you can easily reason yourself out of? Not everyone reacts the same way, good for you that you can
by bialpio 4y ago
You do realize that emotions are by definition not something you can easily reason yourself out of? Not everyone reacts the same way, good for you that you can approach it "in cold blood", so to say.
- rjh29 4y agoYes, that's what I meant by "I understand it". Obviously anxiety is not rational, but on a rational level the stakes of an interview are lower than a lot of other things.
- bialpio 4y agoI think the part that I don't understand is how you can say that you understand it but then follow up with something that seems like a lack of understanding. : ) Yes, we know it doesn't make sense to be stressed about it, and yet we still are stressed. Saying that we shouldn't be is not constructive IMO.
- rjh29 4y agoMeh. That's kind of the whole point of CBT after all. It might not seem helpful but if you practice it enough it can help. And I say that as someone with plenty of social anxiety!