How do you deal with huge fuck ups

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So I've made a huge mistake at work. Completely non intentional and more a lapse of judgement but it comes at the end of a bad few weeks handling a difficult project that didn't go well. Not all my fault but my reputation is dented.

Add to it this latest fuck up and I'm just a huge ball of anxiety today. I can't think straight, feel sick and am dreading work so much I'm even considering handing in my notice.

So I need some strategies on how to get through this. I have no perspective right now. How do you deal with things when you've totally messed up?

About 6 months ago I made a simple mistake due to a small lapse in concentration which ended up being a humongous fuck up. Think serious breach of confidentiality. Legal team involved. Lots of serious meetings etc...

As soon as I realised I owned up, alerted everyone I needed to with my tail between legs and cried about it. The senior legal advisor saw me upset and was really lovely, told me to stop beating myself up, I had done the hard bit, make myself a cuppa and get ready to return to work the next day without it hanging over me.

In my yearly review afterwards it was acknowledged that although the error was serious the way I dealt with it showed true professionalism and I was actually praised for it.

Don't let it undermine all the good you've done while at work. We are but human and our harshest critics.