I didn't know where was best to post this.
I need some tips/advice on how to help my DH.
He started a new job about three months ago and it's been nothing but panic and worry. The job itself is quite stressful but he's worked in the sector for years and knows the score. I've also worked in the sector for years, and have had the same job he's now got for about five years.
He's very good at what he does, he's on track to be very successful in this job so there aren't any concerns about under-performance or losing the job.
The problem is that he's excessively worrying and blowing "problems" out of all proportion. To me, the things he's worrying about don't seem like "problems", they're just everyday things/conversations/annoyances that crop up in this job. But he's seeing them as insurmountable problems, he's thinking through every single possible scenario/outcome from them and constantly thinking "what if..."
I'm happy to talk through these worries with him but I get frustrated because I just don't see them as anything to be worried about.
I don't know what to do. I'm genuinely worried that he's going to make himself ill or at least just be miserable/stressed for the rest of his working life. I don't know what I'm asking really, I guess do you have any advice for how to deal with this level of (unwarranted) worry/anxiety?
Thank you