What is High Functioning Anxiety at Work?

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✨POV✨: When anxiety creeps in but somehow it helps you get stuff done - whaaat ??

What high functioning anxiety looks like at work 🥶

The thing about high functioning anxiety is that people don't really acknowledge it as anxiety.

This is because, on the outside, people with high functioning anxiety tend to exhibit positive traits of high functioning anxiety, like, doing more than what's expected from them or taking on more responsibilities to help a colleague out.

Even though high functioning anxiety can manifest as "good anxiety", the underlying truth is that this can stem from inherent anxiety disorders. This is where the negative characteristics of high functioning anxiety come to play - you could be getting all this work stuff done perfectly out of fear of failure or rejection.

Causes and symptoms of high functioning anxiety 🧐

👉🏽 Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Would you say you experience anxiety symptoms like excessive worry, difficulty sleeping, and muscle tension throughout the day?

This could point to GAD which is probably why you manifest nervous habits at work like constant pen tapping or leg shaking.

👉🏽 Panic disorder

This is when your anxiety symptoms look like breathlessness, chest pain, and excessive anxiety with an amplified feeling of impending doom, leading to panic attacks.

👉🏽 Other anxiety disorders

Social anxiety disorder

This is when social situations lead to significant anxiety with physical symptoms like uneasiness, and racing thoughts especially (for example) before a team meeting or even a presentation at work.

For more on anxiety disorders, check People With Anxiety: Here's Why Some Live with Relentless Anxiety.

How to deal with high functioning anxiety at work 🤗

Here are some coping strategies to keep high functioning anxiety at bay.

🗓 Before work

Prioritize and schedule your tasks based on the level of importance.

This will let you know just how much you have on your plate and how much you can accommodate.

Oh, don't forget to set reminders for a break/rest.

Fortunately, with being - the world's first of kind self-therapy app, you get to make this a healthy practice.

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💼 During work

Snack on energy bars, nuts, or dark chocolates. These have anti-inflammatory qualities known to work well with mood-related cells in the brain.

Indulge in mini healthy distractions to refresh your brain.

Like, a quick walk or an uplifting podcast.

Guess what, you get to do this with being too - check out this guided session: I am over-exerting myself at work.

🌘 After work

Practice a bedtime routine to let your mind acclimatize to winding down.

This can help with calming your racing thoughts about the following day's work and tasks.

Guess what, you get to do this with being, too. Here is: I just want to rest and relax before bed.

All in all 🥰

Know that your high functioning can be treated with a little compassion and self-love.

For when you need a quick healthy distraction at work to help you keep going, there's being.

You get to access mini therapy sessions that are designed by mental health specialists for any feeling you may be experiencing - at work, at home, anywhere!

Cheers!

Disclaimer

This is not a substitute for therapy or mental health services. Consult mental health professionals for high functioning anxiety problems or mental disorders depression/anxiety disorder diagnosis (or other mental health disorder/mental illness or clinical disorders). Their primary treatments and diagnostic criteria for treating anxiety disorders include cognitive behavioral therapy and progressive muscle relaxation - some of the therapies and techniques your mental health professional would recommend.