Stress and switching off

[MrsJLevinson]

Hi all,

Thought I would post in here for some advice, if anyone is able to relate.

I’ve always been a ‘worrier’ and result to jumping to the worst case scenario in every situation - this stems back to when I was a child.

This has only got worse since entering a profession which is over stretched. I do enjoy my job, but it can be very pressured. I had some time off in February for 4 weeks, after I started a new hormonal pill and it tipped me over the edge emotionally.

I feel like I live in fear of being reported to the regulator, and struck off. I’ve been open with my manager on areas of work I am behind on - I’m still playing catch up from when I was off. I’m lucky that if she had concerns about my practice she would share them with me, she has not shared any yet.

How can I stop myself from thinking myself into a spiral? How do I switch off after work?

I’ve recently started propranolol - no adverse reactions so far which is good.

We're not born anxious so it's something that's instilled in us, or (more likely) simply copied from the way a parent thinks and behaves. Have you thought of counselling or therapy to help you better understand the way you think?

I can honestly say I never saw either parent be anxious…I’m not sure where it comes from.

I have done counselling via work but I only got 6 sessions, I am considering paying privately for more

Would be a good idea; whilst it would be useful to know why/when you developed this way of thinking it would be even better to change it!

100% agree. I did feel growing up that I came under a lot of scrutiny, more so from my mother.

I will definitely look into counselling to address this.

I did feel growing up that I came under a lot of scrutiny, more so from my mother.

That would make you worry.

This article on core beliefs might be a good starting point; www.betterup.com/blog/core-beliefs