A tip for anyone who struggles with taking things personally

This is one of the best things I've learned in therapy

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A few years ago, I was sitting in my therapist’s office discussing my frustration with work. I loved my job and the company I worked with, but I was anxious about how things were progressing and terrified of getting fired. I had a positive relationship with my boss, but we rarely spoke. The longer our lack of communication continued, the more doubt started to creep into my mind…and the more I started to believe that something was wrong.

While this is totally normal (and something I’ve seen many of my fellow anxious Millennials share on TikTok), my therapist gave me an eye-opening piece of advice: My fear about my job, while rooted in some very real insecurities, was more about my perspective than my boss’s perspective.