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3 High Achiever Habits That Trigger Anxiety

3 High Achiever Habits That Trigger Anxiety

A 2020 study by CDC involving 54,000 participants found out that symptoms of anxiety are three times higher than the number recorded in the second half of 2019. What could be the reason? Achievement-oriented people are more likely to get anxious. While they have the perfect job, high salary, well-raised children, and a beautiful house, they expect themselves to stay productive and…

Sitting with Discomfort: What is Emotional Distress Tolerance?

Sitting with Discomfort: What is Emotional Distress Tolerance?

Mental health awareness is seriously picking up pace today both in the US and elsewhere. People are now recognizing and accepting the presence of psychological and emotional difficulties that many struggle with. They are also developing the knowledge and vocabulary to describe what is happening with them and around them.

A lot of this knowledge, vocabulary and even current treatment techniques are geared to address what is known as emotional or psychological distress.

Living With High Functioning Anxiety: Tips to make it Work

Living With High Functioning Anxiety: Tips to make it Work

Anxiety in and of itself is simply a word used to describe a combination of feelings including but not limited to stress, fear and worry among others. This can be controlled by hiring therapist in georgia.

High functioning anxiety on the other hand is when certain behaviors, in most cases, those relating to control and perfectionism become the modus operandi in response to said anxiety.

In other words, you’re okay as long as you’re ‘doing’ and ‘achieving’ – but not even!