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One thing that helped me was just to get older. By 30 I started not to care what people thought of me. I still have the anxiety, but it's easier to manage. One
by sillysaurusx 3y ago
One thing that helped me was just to get older. By 30 I started not to care what people thought of me.
I still have the anxiety, but it's easier to manage. One tip is grounding. Try to distract yourself.
Sleep helps. I find that anxiety from yesterday goes away by tomorrow.
Another is to focus on something you like. It's hard in a workplace setting, but often there's something that you like more than the job itself. It helps (me) to concentrate fully on that.
Just remember that there's not something "wrong" with you. Most people just don't talk about this. I once had a panic attack during an interview phone screen about 7 years ago, and interviews weren't very fun after that.
An understanding manager helps. You could do presentations in written form rather than on stage or verbally. For standups, just keep it brief.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoDid you happen to get a lot more senior by the time you stopped caring what people think? It’s quite a bit easier to not care what people think when you’re the one evaluating them and not the other way around for most of the audience. This may not be the cause for you, just curious as there does tend to be a correlation between age and role seniority.