• frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    2 months ago

    I suppose so, but if someone is that anxious about an interview I feel like they probably need help more generally. If we really believe this is the only time they need to have a coping mechanism for their anxiety then I’d agree with you

    • braxy29@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      2 months ago

      i mean, probably more people experience anxiety about an interview than don’t. having created a mechanism which supports this person in conceptualizing herself and her experience more positively to manage that anxiety is a good sign, to me.

      • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        2 months ago

        Again the question isn’t if people are nervous in interviews. Pretty much any human who has ever held a job knows this. My comment is that at least to me this screams coping mechanism I have difficulty believing they aren’t anxious about a looot of other things in life. And they can get help.

        • SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          2 months ago

          Maybe their therapist suggested this. You are making a lot of assumptions about this person with absolutely no information.

          If most of my therapists had been told I did something like this and that it helped me they would ask about it to share as an option with other patients.

          Who cares if it’s a coping mechanism? It’s a healthy coping mechanism, the same as imagining someone dressed as a clown or something. That’s all therapy gives you anyway. Healthy ways to deal with the world around you.