I NEED help, PLEASE?

You need to talk to your spouse about this.

If my other half was having these issues I'd want to know - so I could help.

As for products as an affiliate - I'd think you'd be into doing some hard research into anxiety/panic attack products.

I feel your pain with the anxiety issues.. If you're serious about affiliate marketing you're going to need enough $ (1-2K) for expenses (web hosting, private forums, buying traffic, ect.) and about 6-12 months learning simple web coding, web design and learning how to track your stats. First step is the most crucial, which is deciding you want this enough to dedicate your life to affiliate marketing.

Never give up, you need to have a strong heart

@M4C

Listen to me and listen well, otherwise you're gonna screw yourself and your spouse. You need a reality check, and I'm gonna give it to you.

You will not be able to sustain yourself and your wife on affiliate marketing. It's not gonna happen. If you can't afford to hire a coach, you sure as hell can't afford to set up a business...which is what you'd be doing.

DO NOT quit your job and DO NOT get fired. You need it.

DO NOT listen to anyone who tells you to keep the faith, hire a coach, find a mentor, or any other nonsense.

THINK OBJECTIVELY AND RATIONALLY. I'm sure that your job IS NOT THAT BAD if you are really honest with yourself. Plus, you obviously need it.

It sounds like your upcoming wedding is more of a source of stress for you than your job is.

You probably won't listen to me, even though I'm giving you the best advice that you can follow. Because hey, I'm not sweet talking you and giving you hippy dippy feel good vibes.

But mark my words, if you lose your job and think you'll be able to support a family on internet marketing: you're dead wrong.

TL-DR: DON'T QUIT YOUR JOB. FORGET ABOUT WORKING FROM HOME. ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS.

Try and see if u can create android apps. More importantly, if you will have interest in creating them, lots of them.
You will surely earn money with them
I know I am going a little off topic here.

You can contact me if u need assistance.

Jill makes some good points. The issues you are having (as bad as they might seem) are actually a niche, so if you explored it, you'd not only be helping yourself and other people in your position but making money as well. It's like a win-win-win. As for the overall concept, I like explain it to people in terms of it being like a commission-based job.

For example, a car salesman doesn't own the cars he sells, but he earns a commission for every one that he sells. The owner likes this because he sales people are being put in a database, many of which will become buyers down the line (if they have an enjoyable experience, that is). This is very basic, but I hope you get the idea.

Joey

I'm not sure how you ever came to this conclusion; life actually works in the exact opposite manner. Control your mind, and only then you can explore self-employment. In the mean time, look into cognitive behavioral therapy; it works!

1. If you think that making money from home will solve your anxiety, then you have a very wrong outlook over life. I don't know what triggers it but a worry will just be replaced by other. It can be the worry of paying the rent or it can be the worry of paying for your private plane. Worry will always exists since the more we advance, the more we raise our standards.

2. Usually when I hear people say that they've tried therapy and medication, they haven't either stuck with it or they haven't took it seriously enough. Yes, I know, I'm an asshole but I'm giving you a pragmatic solution. If medication, even heavy class like lithium does not work then take up exercising.

Want some real advice? Get yourself together. Fix your OCD and anxiety from the INSIDE as these things are never solved by exterior circumstances. You'll just replace one horror with another. Then start earning money. Clarify things in your mind. You have a job. Loving yourself comes BEFORE loving your wife so putting yourself to an early grave just to pay for the wedding is not even sacrifice, it is low self-esteem.

If I were you, I will try Yoga. Yoga flow let me find myself. I was upset like you before. I thought I will be dead if I keep going living in that way. Finally I found a way to get out of that nightmare life. The answer is yoga. Be friend to my body, and listen to my body. I wish it could help you.

If you're looking to find a source of income that will be easier on your anxiety, Affiliate Marketing surely isn't it. I think your inexperience and lack of knowledge about what a true Internet Marketing business actually entails is blinding you.

I don't think it's your fault, though. Given all of the ridiculous claims about how easy it is to make money with an internet business, it's no wonder so many people think it's a walk in the park.

I would actually go as far as to say that an Internet Marketing business is probably one of the absolute worst businesses for someone who has problems with anxiety. Trust me, you would constantly be worrying about all of the dozens of intricate aspects of this business that could backfire at any moment.

I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm simply trying to help. I don't think it would be fair to you or your family for me to sit here and tell you that it's a good idea to quit your job and pursue Affiliate Marketing. Maybe some people are content to let you believe the hype, but I'm not one of them.

This business is HARD, period. It took me close to 4 years before I was making enough money to be able to walk away from my "real" job. And I didn't work an hour a day, either. More like 10-12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Succeeding in this business takes massive amounts of time, dedication, and hard work.

I am not saying that you should toss your dream away. What you should do is KEEP YOUR JOB and begin to work on your internet business in your spare time. If you do not have the capital to lay out money for a mentor, then this is the only logical way to do it.

I have dealt with anxiety issues and PTSD myself. I know it sucks and I know you are suffering. If you have access to care and mental health resources, you should take full advantage of that. I found the help I needed, and you can and will too. I know you feel hopeless, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I wish you the best no matter what decision you make.

I know all about anxiety. I wish you the best of luck. One piece of advice that I can offer you is that if you're having financial issues then starting an online business at this time might not do anything for you except increase your anxiety.

Free methods exist but take months and months to show any return on the time you'll invest. I wouldn't advise anyone who does not have at least a small amount of money to invest to get started under stress and in your situation. It could end up hurting more than helping.

- Matt G.

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