wobbly
01-22-2004, 04:16 PM
Hi guys--
Well, things were going along pretty well but right now I am overburdened at work. I'm indexing a book that's really tough going, plus I have some other projects at varying stages of development that are going to be claiming a pretty healthy chunk of time. Then, on top of that, the company I freelance for e-mailed and wanted me to do a big project for them!
Well, this is how I have handled it so far: I e-mailed my boss and told her I was worried about not getting the index done on time, then I e-mailed the freelance people and insisted (they've really been hounding me to do this project) that I couldn't handle the workload right now.
So you'd think I'd be feeling relieved, but I'm not!
I have this irrational dread of missing a deadline, which is what will probably happen at work, and I'm worried about losing my freelance work, but I don't know why I'm worried, since I wouldn't care if they never sent me any other work!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I've done all the textbook/therapy recommendations to deal with this, and still I'm sitting here tied up in knots about it! Does anybody have any advice on how to relax?
Thanks for your help!
Well, things were going along pretty well but right now I am overburdened at work. I'm indexing a book that's really tough going, plus I have some other projects at varying stages of development that are going to be claiming a pretty healthy chunk of time. Then, on top of that, the company I freelance for e-mailed and wanted me to do a big project for them!
Well, this is how I have handled it so far: I e-mailed my boss and told her I was worried about not getting the index done on time, then I e-mailed the freelance people and insisted (they've really been hounding me to do this project) that I couldn't handle the workload right now.
So you'd think I'd be feeling relieved, but I'm not!
I have this irrational dread of missing a deadline, which is what will probably happen at work, and I'm worried about losing my freelance work, but I don't know why I'm worried, since I wouldn't care if they never sent me any other work!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I've done all the textbook/therapy recommendations to deal with this, and still I'm sitting here tied up in knots about it! Does anybody have any advice on how to relax?
Thanks for your help!

