Therapy for High-functioning Anxiety

High-functioning anxiety looks like using productivity as means to coping with your anxiety. Often, you ignore your anxiety by creating an endless “to-do” list, or keeping yourself busy to avoid sitting with your own uncomfortable emotions.

  Common beliefs - “If I keep myself busy, I won’t have to deal with what I’m feeling”, “If I ignore what I’m feeling, it will just go away”, “If I work hard enough, it will make me feel better”.

Interpersonal challenges - Poor boundaries, lack of self-care, frequent burn-out, resentment

How to heal - Prioritize self care *see self care tracker or self-care category planner, set healthy boundaries with self and others, Learn CBT techniques to challenge unhelpful beliefs *see cognitive distortions