Dealing General Anxiety/Panic during Interviews

[AnonGirl]

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I'm applying for the 2005 year and I have recently become extremely worried about the interviews. I have had general and to a certain extent social anxiety my whole life as well as frequent panic and anxiety attacks. My anxiety is usually tolerable day to day as long as I am doing things that I am comfortable with (i.e. going places I have been before or doing stuff I am used to doing). For example, I was severely anxious my first few times volunteering in the hospital but after a few weeks I started feeling better.

My main problem now is I don't know how to deal with interviews. To me, trying to be confident let alone coherent in these sorts of situations is extremely difficult for me and I was wondering if anyone had any tips for dealing with it. I have recently started Zoloft and clonazepam (Klonopin) but the meds make me a little less alert than usual.

Basically I was wondering if anyone else had anxiety/panic disorders and how they were dealing with it for interviews.

 

[Just Applied]

Maybe you can do a lot of mock interviews. They are probably offered at your school's career center. If you do these types of interviews a lot maybe it will help you lost some of the anxiety you may encounter during your medical school interviews. Hope this helps and good luck

 

[stoic]

Consider talking to your primary care doc about this. I also have panic attakcs and there are medications, that for me at least, made a HUGE difference (not just benzo's, either).

PM if you want.

S.

 

[WilliamHung]

Beta blockers like propranolol prevent your heart from racing along with other sympathetic nervous system effects that occur during excitement and panic. It has no CNS effects, so it does not affect your thinking. I've always taken it before speeches and important exams. Try it out ahead of time first so you don't get surprised. If you're one of the rare people that have an atypical reaction to it, you wouldn't want to find out on the day of the exam of the interview or the talk.

 

[jlee9531]

i second the many mock interviews. with friends (the ones that will be objective during the mock interview), advisors, etc...

 

[wends]

Beta blockers like propranolol prevent your heart from racing along with other sympathetic nervous system effects that occur during excitement and panic. It has no CNS effects, so it does not affect your thinking. I've always taken it before speeches and important exams. Try it out ahead of time first so you don't get surprised. If you're one of the rare people that have an atypical reaction to it, you wouldn't want to find out on the day of the exam of the interview or the talk.

William Hung PLEASE STOP SINGING AND STICK TO ENGINEERING.


there i said it. 😛

 

[freesolo]

ive heard paxil works great, do you need a prescription for it?