Interview anxiety

Work/School

Has anyone else’s interview anxiety gotten so bad that you’ve literally hung up during a Zoom interview? 😭 I feel so embarrassed even typing this out. I’ve been preparing for over a week for this interview. I practiced questions every day, researched the company, made notes, did mock interviews… all of it. The second the Zoom connected and it became “real,” my anxiety completely took over and I panicked. My heart started racing, I couldn’t think straight, and I ended up leaving the call because I was choking up and my answers weren’t making sense. I’m on sertraline 100mg and hydroxyzine, so it’s frustrating because I feel like I’m trying so hard to manage it, but interviews trigger something in me so badly.
The weird part is I can handle stressful jobs and difficult people at work just fine. But interviews make me feel physically sick. I know I’m not lazy or unprepared, which almost makes it more upsetting.
Has anyone dealt with this level of interview anxiety before? Did anything actually help you get through it? I’m starting to feel really defeated.😢😞

Posted May 6, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC

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