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Severe anxiety during vac schemes
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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 116995" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I just wanted to flag that you aren't alone here. I have long had social anxiety - it has improved over time, but I used to really struggle with this during my vacation schemes. A few things that helped me the most:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Focusing on my strengths (trying to deliver good work) and just trying to manage the networking side. I knew I was not going to be in my element in big group settings, so I concentrated on building relationships with a smaller group of people I worked with. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Realising that I just needed to do my best for the two weeks. I thought I could see this as an opportunity to work on the anxiety and if I could make it through the scheme then it was going to be a win.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Understanding that people genuinely just wanted to welcome me and if I felt I was 'too quiet', they didn't see it as much of an issue as I did. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Realising that the anxiety was something that I could work on in the future and that it was okay if I struggled with it right now. it didn't mean I wasn't cut out for the profession. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seeing that it became easier as I spent more time on the scheme and completed more schemes.</li> </ul><p>If you can manage the two weeks as best as you can, that's ideal - you've done an excellent job of getting on the scheme in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>If it gets past the point of feeling socially anxious to a stage where it's take a serious toll on you, it's okay if you need to take a step back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 116995, member: 1"] I just wanted to flag that you aren't alone here. I have long had social anxiety - it has improved over time, but I used to really struggle with this during my vacation schemes. A few things that helped me the most: [LIST] [*]Focusing on my strengths (trying to deliver good work) and just trying to manage the networking side. I knew I was not going to be in my element in big group settings, so I concentrated on building relationships with a smaller group of people I worked with. [*]Realising that I just needed to do my best for the two weeks. I thought I could see this as an opportunity to work on the anxiety and if I could make it through the scheme then it was going to be a win. [*]Understanding that people genuinely just wanted to welcome me and if I felt I was 'too quiet', they didn't see it as much of an issue as I did. [*]Realising that the anxiety was something that I could work on in the future and that it was okay if I struggled with it right now. it didn't mean I wasn't cut out for the profession. [*]Seeing that it became easier as I spent more time on the scheme and completed more schemes. [/LIST] If you can manage the two weeks as best as you can, that's ideal - you've done an excellent job of getting on the scheme in the first place. If it gets past the point of feeling socially anxious to a stage where it's take a serious toll on you, it's okay if you need to take a step back. [/QUOTE]
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