Returning to Work Tomorrow and Nervous as Hell

So tomorrow's the big day.  Almost four months after my entire life imploded, I am headed back to work and nervous as a school boy on his first date.  I have all of these useless negative thoughts bouncing around in my head and driving me crazy.  What if people think I'm nuts?  What if everybody knows?  What if people don't respect me anymore?  What if people treat me differently because they think I'm fragile or broken?  Is it possible to come back to the same department and not feel weird?  Does my boss still respect me?  Will he still trust me to lead and manage after all that has happened?  What happens if it is weird?  What happens if I can't hack it?  What happens if I freak out and have an anxiety attack?  What happens if...

Yeah.  Anxiety and catastrophic thinking are doing their best to work me over and it's hard not to let them.  I have been very good about getting outside and exercising lately and that seems to help keep me in a more stable mood, but the weather outside is oppressive today.  I think I need to find ways to distract myself and just get through the day as quickly and uneventfully as possible.  I have a lot of love and support from friends and family and it has made it substantially easier to get back on my feet.  I am looking forward to just doing my job and coming home at the end of every day.  No frills, no crazy workaholism.  Just go to work, work hard, and come home to spend my time with the people that matter the most to me:  My Family.

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