I envy people with strong nerves - do you have them?

[noname223]

I am such an overly anxious nervous mental wreck. I could not even do a low level office job I made so many mistakes. However, i was going through a major depressive disorder to that time. When I was a manic student at school I could swallow a lot of stress. I will never be the same. I have to be so cautious about my sleep since I know I am bipolar.

I read the working schedules of mangakas, managers or many politicians (not Trump lol). It is insane with how much pressure they have to cope. As if we were a different species. Or surgeons. One minor mistake and you will end up in prison, your career and life will be ruined irreversibly. How can one have such good nerves. I am scared of driving a car. Honestly, I think if i drove a car I would end up in the news mental idiot accidentally kills 20 people by driving into them. Honestly, I cannot cope with stress and pressure. I don't think it would be a good idea to let me drive a car. I failed the driver's licence before someone asks how old I am. I wasted so fucking much money for it. I think I am not meant for driving.

Main take away or main question. How do you think can for example surgeons cope with the insane pressure they have to endure?

 

[qualityOV3Rquantity]

I can relate to this. My grandpa always talks about 'nerves', as in some people have strong nerves and are able to cope with lots of pressure and others aren't. He also says health problems that come with aging are a result of nerves - if someone has a bad back and can't walk anymore, they just had bad nerves. And he says you can't change nerves, you either have good nerves or you don't. If this is true, I feel like my nerves are so bad that I can't even cope with day to day life...

 

[GlassMoon]

I can relate. But maybe it is not so much about nerves as about believing in yourself? Then I guess a lot of the stress will fade on its own...

 

[Overwhelmed52]

I am an anxious nervous wreck, too. It is because I make a bad impression on people so I am constantly worried about getting rejected. I'm intelligent, and do well on things like tests, but I don't speak well and I come across as unimpressive in person. I am a loner, not by choice, and concerns about the future have totally shot my nerves. I'm willing to work hard but people are generally don't want me. If I was accepted and needed, I'm pretty sure I could handle the pressure. I would really love to be a wanted part of a group, but it's never going to happen.

I don't drive, either. I have never liked it, and I got yelled out when I was learning and that really turned me off of it. Plus, I'm bad with directions.