I recognize myself in what the author is describing. In fact, I always describe what I want to talk about in my initial message, and ask before calling because I hate when it happens to me.
On the other hand, if Soviet soldiers can hold off the Germans at Stalingrad, I don't have to replicate their mental fortitude but I can at least replicate <1% of it. And that includes not freaking out with minor white collar bullshit in a developed country.
Never confronting anxiety just increases it in the long run.
I recognize myself in what the author is describing. In fact, I always describe what I want to talk about in my initial message, and ask before calling because I hate when it happens to me.
On the other hand, if Soviet soldiers can hold off the Germans at Stalingrad, I don't have to replicate their mental fortitude but I can at least replicate <1% of it. And that includes not freaking out with minor white collar bullshit in a developed country.
Never confronting anxiety just increases it in the long run.