Originally Posted by BixBees505

Frankly, at some point after getting my sober feet under me, I did not know what to do with my over the top anxiety about my job. My “job” was to be perfect, in my mind. So I quit it. I quit the perfection job and my anxiety over it, in my mind. Staying sober and sane is more important than whether I get a report in — on time AND perfect. One of those two characteristics will not measure up, and I am ok with that. I am noticing and accepting more imperfection in myself and others at work. I am seeing that when clients have complained/given negative feedback about something of mine that isn't perfect...it truly doesn't mean the world is ending and I am the culprit. The complainer never thinks for a minute that the world is ending. Nowadays, neither do I.