Clarisse McClellan's Daughter

Anxiety is not an attitude thing, it's how your brain is wired. Some of that is likely "software" but given how strongly it shows up in families, I think most of it is "hardware".

My sister says that part of coping with anxiety is figuring out how to make the particular kinds of anxiety you have work for you. For instance, some jobs really benefit from perfectionism, while other jobs are hindered by it. Someone who's anxious that everything they do should be perfect should be in a job where that trait is valued.

Hang in there!