I've had anxiety since I was a small child. At various times I've been on medication and had counselling and CBT. All have helped in different ways and certainly within the last year I've felt much more relaxed and in control. I started a new job where I feel supported and appreciated and this has made a massive difference. Most of the generalised anxiety I feel I can push to the back of my mind most of the time so I am aware of it, but it's a low level hum rather than a mind blowing scream.
I was in a training session this afternoon, where I was really anxious. I was having to carry out a physical task, that I didn't know how to do, in front of people I didn't know. This is my idea of hell, as my fear of not being physically able to carry out the task plus my fear of looking foolish in front of others are two of my biggest problems that I need to work on.
I can normally cover this up. Today I obviously didn't manage it. One of the other people on the course came up to me and asked me if I was feeling ok, he saw that I was struggling and that I was showing signs of distress. He was very kind, this is not the problem. I am concerned with the fact that I was being "obviously" anxious.
I'm really asking if anyone has any ways of controlling anxiety in these types of specific situations. I am going to try and find some solutions of my own, but I wondered if anyone else had experience of this and what might have helped them