Mental Health Today

 Do you know what this feels like?   You have an important event coming up (presentation, interview, business meeting, going out to lunch) and it's a week away or a few days away, and that's the only thing you can think about.  You toss and turn and you just can't fall asleep because you're thinking about all of the things that will go wrong.   You think about how the "Spotlight" will be on you, you worry about messing up, and you worry about making a fool of yourself. Your heart beats faster and faster the closer the event gets, your palms get a little sweaty, and you feel like running away to get away from it all! Then, when you are in the moment of the event you realize that it's not as bad as you thought it would be.   After the event, you feel relieved or even ecstatic that you did it.  Then the anxiety hits again before the next event.  Does this describe you?  You know what it's like, don't you? The feeling of intense anxiety before an event that you need to do.   It