—gabbym1 “Mine circle around in my head, and each feels like it will take so much of my schedule. I write them down, and they stop circling and quiet down. For me, it’s a fear I will forget and not do something important. Once I write them down, I know I won’t forget and can plan when to do them so my schedule works.” —u/kingofgreenapples —Brooke, 29 —Ruth, 32 “I was seeing a therapist due to mental health issues and anxiety that had been exacerbated by my new job. My therapist taught me that not everyone will like me, and I won’t like everyone, but it’s okay. She made me see my self worth and really got me to realize that someone not liking me was out of my control. It felt so liberating knowing that I hadn’t done anything wrong to make my colleague not like me, and that it said more about her character than mine. “10 years later, and I’ve found that I have so much more confidence in the workplace and still remember and act on a lot of the advice she gave me at the time — so, if you’re reading this, Samantha S., thank you!” —ciaraannlouisew —Tray, 36 “I dropped into a depression spiral, and it took MONTHS for my therapist to help me climb out of it. She dropped that one-liner a few months into our sessions, while I was debating on whether to quit my job or not. I almost cried from the sheer relief of being told that being traumatized by another person wasn’t my fault. That my manager’s responsibility was to be a good manager, and SHE failed first, not me. Even so, it still took another six months after that session to heal enough to realize that I was never going to fully recover from the sheer level of anxiety I had in that role.“So, I quit, found a new job in a completely different industry, and haven’t looked back. I still get stressed out by old triggers on occasion, but I am so much happier in my new role. Thank God for good therapists!” —Grey, 24 —shirayuridenu_kun —Chelle, 34
