If you're anxious about stepping out your comfort zone, you need more sleep. I had to do something unusual at work last week, but last week was also the week where I moved my sleep time back to 7 hours (instead of 6). I had no issues going anywhere and was full of confidence actually. Not sure if more sleep helped but I think it did the biggest lifting
The great thing about this is when it's your anxiety that prevents you from sleeping well. But if I can sleep (which normally means I can afford to "finish" my sleep and get enough hours after the 2.5 hours no-sleep interruption in the middle of the night), things are indeed better.
an important lesson from my forties, the only people worth the energy of hating are estranged family, politicians, and insurance executives. just about everything else you gotta let go.
they don't deserve hate they deserve solutions. earplugs, a polite conversation, your own, louder music, six pigs right next to the property line, we got ways of dealing.
Two important lessons I learned in my forties:
The duality of man.