How To Deal With Tomorrow?

[Deleted member 26314]

I can feel my anxiety getting worse as the night goes on. I have a job interview tomorrow, it's nothing major and just something to get some money, but I'm panicking and stressing so much. I know for a fact I'm barely going to sleep tonight so I need some advice on how to calm myself down if I panic tomorrow during the interview/team excersises, or if I panic tonight. I usually calm myself by texting my boyfriend, just focusing my mind on that helps, but I can't do that tonight or tomorrow due to him having an exam and needing to sleep/actually sit the exam.

Does anyone have any advice? I don't take any medications and I am seeing my therapist the day after tomorrow, so I can talk to her and find ways more suited to me afterwards..

Just to clarify, I'm not looking for a quick fix or whatever. I know I can't just turn off my anxiety, what I am asking is for advice on how to cope and deal with having this much anxiety and not breaking down in the middle of my interview.

 

[The Albatross]

Stress reduction techniques can help, also being more mindful of the "reason" you are having the interview. It is to get some money. That, I think, is a sufficient reason to dispute most all of the anxiety.

I would also suggest that you take particular note that your usual coping mechanism is unavailable (texting your boyfriend). It is a cue that you need some more self regulating anxiety reduction techniques rather than relying on a person other than yourself. People can be unreliable, or under perform. You need to manage, you anxiety on your own terms.

You yourself said, the interview is "no big deal"... I would focus on that going forward in addition to the goal, which is to get more money.