Extreme anxiety when having to take orders at restaurant
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I work at a fast food place and can work most of the positions just fine. However, when I have to take someone's order over the headset, I get extreme anxiety and cannot do it. I know the person's waiting for me but when i open my mouth, no sound comes out. I want to do it but it's like I physically can't talk for some reason. If I take someone's order face-to-face, I am able to do so with no problem whatsoever.
When I first started working several months ago, this was not an issue. However, it happened all of a sudden one day and ever since then I have been unable to take someone's order over a headset.
This sensation has started appearing in my life outside of work as well. If I have to approach someone or talk to them first, it's like I physically can't talk even if I want to. Although, if someone initiates a conversation first, I have no problems at all.
Does anyone have any idea of what could be happening?
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sasical72 tlg001
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Yew, anxiety does this, it just blocks people in the strangest ways and like with everything else, the only way to overcome it, is by doing it.
Repeat to yourself over and over that this is the FREEZE part of anxiety.
Have you got anyone at work that you feel comfortable sharing this with?