How to Stop Catastrophizing (i.e., spinning out in the worst case scenario)

Dear associates–

Lawyer brain loves to catastrophize-i.e., to focus on and spin in the worst-case scenario.

It feels terrible. Because you essentially live through that scenario right now emotionally. Even though the thing hasn’t actually happened.

And even more importantly, it changes how you show up in your career.

Say you get that email from a partner that says “Can you stop by my office so we can talk?” and your brain decides you’re getting fired and will never work in this field again.

Of course you feel anxiety. Or dread. Or fear.

How do you show up at work when you are feeling this way?

Maybe you...

Spin out.

Panic search for new jobs.

Check your finances to see how bad off you’d be if you got fired.

Google stories about people that made terrible mistakes and didn’t get fired.

Sit in your work BFF’s office and have her try to convince you that you aren’t getting fired.

Call your mom and see if she would object to you moving back in for a little while if you had to.

Replay ever conversation you’ve had with your partner. Every weird look they gave you. Every mistake you’ve made. 

(I have done each of these things.)

Whatever you do, I’m going to guess you aren’t doing much work, much less good work. 

Which you then stress out about and use as EVEN MORE evidence that you are going to get fired. Making the wheel spin faster and creating the emotional experience of being fired without it ever even happening.

Eesh. 

It doesn’t have to be this way. 

At a minimum, it doesn’t have to feel so terrible or happen quite so often. Join me for a free webinar: 

Stop Catastrophizing

Tuesday April 16 at 1pm EST

I’m going to teach you how to stop spinning out in the worst case scenario. Register to attend or to get the replay: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hkt6fxVoR_S5EcVHsUX5lQ