I stumbled across an apprenticeship a few months ago and it seemed like a dream. When I sent my application, I didn’t expect to be invited to interview.

My interview is in 4 days’ time and I feel absolutely screwed.

My brain is swarmed with negative thoughts. “I won’t get the job.” “I‘ll embarrass myself.” “There’s no point in even going to the interview.”

Ironically, the anxiety is stopping me from preparing. Whenever I try to prepare, I get so overwhelmed. There’s a lot of information for me to know and I feel like there’s no hope. 

I feel like there will be other candidates that are much better than me. Like I don’t even stand a chance. 

I’m so scared of failure and rejection. As dramatic as it sounds, I feel like I will die if I don’t get the job.