I personally have been struggling with opening my email. If I didn’t understand anxiety and the irrationality of it all, I would think it absolutely absurd how good I am at avoiding the simple task of inbox maintenance. But I can dance around it all day, and the only thing that has made it better is not even giving myself time to think about it. I just have to rip it open, read the scary emails, and respond right away before I have a moment to doubt and waffle over the made-up stories my brain is telling me about my incompetence and stupidity. Anyone else struggle with checking their emails? Honestly, for some of my peers it seems like it’s a welcome distraction from their actual work, but for me…I’d rather go get a PAP smear, thanks.

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