re-live interview anxiety

[toothbugger]

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I'm just wondering if this is happening to others out there or if it's just me?

Do you guys ever re-live the interview you had and scrutinize over every little puny insignificant detail that happened and think you must have screwed up and that's the end of it? I'm constantly thinking that thing I said or didn't say is gonna screw my chances for an acceptance.

Anybody else in the same boat?

 

[Chowder]

You just described most of my thoughts for the past month.

 

[steveymcdubs]

Yup.

 

[teett]

+1 🙁 I keep thinking how I should better answer the question instead what I said in the interview...

 

[Dusk]

I don't think about it during the day. I think about it at night, when I'm trying to fall asleep. It's terrible, it really is. QQ

 

[toothbugger]

I don't think about it during the day. I think about it at night, when I'm trying to fall asleep. It's terrible, it really is. QQ

Yea that is the worse. I do that too....especially when it gets closer to Dec 3

 

[LoupeFiasco]

This is a long and grueling process and this is a great way to burn yourself out real quick. I know it's easier said than done, but try to relax guys. Prepare for your next interviews, but don't become robotic, or if you're done with interviews try and have some fun to take your mind off of it.

 

[UCSFx2017]

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/01/20/why-ruminating-is-unhealthy-and-how-to-stop/

 

[KittySquared]

Sounds like borderline PTSD.

Relax, matters are out of your hands.

 

[b0110]

While most of my answers probably could have been better in my interviews, there is really only 1 question that I wish I would have answered drastically different. With that said, I doubt that 1 question will make or break me getting in, so I'm not getting too worked up.

 

[Member902507]

I don't think about it during the day. I think about it at night, when I'm trying to fall asleep. It's terrible, it really is. QQ

+1. I also cannot fall asleep the night before an interview, and if I do somehow miraculously manage to fall asleep, I am reviewing interview scenarios in my head, or have nightmares that I missed the interview, or something to that extent...

 

[deleted487471]

Yes I do this after every freaking interview. Somehow, it doesn't stress me because I still feel they went well overall.