Anxiety before and during job interviews.

[InbetweenDreams]

Hey I'm having a lot of Anxiety Anxiety before and during job interviews, odd thing is I know there isn't anything to worry about and I'm not scared or anything but my brain feels like it just shuts down. Its starting to become a huge problem. I actually lost a lot of marks when I was at uni because of this.

I haven't had a job since I started uni back in 2007 and Im starting to lost it. I'm seeing the doctor in a few days but just wanted to see what you guys think.

Well I think I can relate and might be able to help some. Anxiety is a little different for eveyone, particularly with dealing with it. I used to work a very stressful job, I got to the point where I started having chest pains and lightheaded. Well I also drank a lot of coffee... Until one day I was driving back over the mountain I began having one of these episodes and got really really bad by the time I got home. Thought I was dying, ended up in the ER...nothing was wrong with me otherwise.

When you say your brain feels like it, what thoughts and feelings are you having, that is going to be key. Is there anything you're doing that could be compounding the problem? Are you under a lot of stress? I have discovered that even if you don't feel like you're stressed you could still be stressed and just not feel or think that you are.

When you go see the doctor they will probably prescribe an anti-anxiety or anti-depressant. Beware of the side effects, if you don't feel right, don't take it, try something else. My advice is find something that works and try to make it a temporary fix. For me, medication wasn't what I wanted, I didn't like how the medication made me feel, so I did therapy and it helps being able to talk to someone who's trying to get you to dig deep. You just have to be willing to talk and think about the very specific things that are causing the anxiety.

Now I don't know exactly what sort of thoughts and feelings go through your mind but this audiobook, actually quite old, did help me. The book is called "Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie. Despite it's age, I still find it to be useful and I think it can help you.