What do you think is one of the worst things about anxiety?

For me it’s probably overthinking every time I speak to almost anyone. I’ll try to replay what I just said in my head after I finished speaking and then I’m like, “did I say that right? Did I not think long enough about my response and it sounds stupid or wrong now that I’m thinking again?”

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MougyWolf · 36-40, M

Subjective to my own experience, part of my anxiety involves constantly being under pressure to preform well at work so that I can keep paying for the roof over my head.

and also, the person I send there each day to preform said task isn't by any means the real me. Alarming is my requirement to keep up the charade. o_o

Thebestof1995 · 26-30, F

I use to work the night shift and even though I didn’t have people breathing down my neck I did the same thing. Every night I’d work myself into a borderline panic attack and have quick breakdowns in the produce cooler because I would crumble if I saw anything that could bring potential complaints from the bosses next morning. I was a wreck. 🤣 I literally constantly moved the whole shift because I was scared I never accomplished enough. @MougyWolf