I'm sitting at work, packed up and ready to go home early. My goal for the day was to just try my best, though nothing I do feels like my best. I know that if I just let myself stay home with no discomfort, tomorrow will be harder. But I also know that if I push myself too hard, I may deepen the association between panic, feeling trapped and this location / situation. Does any one have any advice on what to do? I'm driving myself nuts, packing and unpacking things to work from home as I wobble between decisions, shaking and on a near constant level 3 to 4 anxiety (out of 10). I was advised to retreat from phobic situations when anxiety reaches 4. I'm coming back here later this evening to try again... but this is maddening! How do I decide? What's worse is that right now I work with an understanding friend alone in a quiet room, but my boss told me he's bringing in a temp to help me out during this deadline time... which scares the heck out of me. Advice please! I feel very alone and scared of being judged.
