#113: Fear

The feeling of dread. The fear of the unknown. What is slipping between the cracks? What is going to happen next?

This can range from the mild tension that enhances performance, to debilitating anxiety and paranoia.

If this is happening to you, the first thing to acknowledge that unless some unlawful or illegal act is being committed, this is your problem. No one is "doing it to you." You can choose to be a victim or relish the challenge of looking for the positive while working to turn things around.

The world is not perfect, it never was and never will be. Sometimes it is unclear how words like 'control' and 'predictability' even made it to the dictionary. Maybe these words describe a desire, not a fact.

Paradoxically, if you buy into the previous statement, the anxiety begins to fall away. The feeling and the need to 'cling' on to a safety net will disappear. It may not help solve the problem at hand, but you will feel happier. Not to mention, you will no longer be a pain-in-the-rear to your co-workers by reacting to your inner anxieties.