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Peak Performance for Anxiety Sufferers
Research shows our worries aren’t as well-founded as we often think.
Beyond my anxiety, beyond this writing, the universe waits, inexhaustible, inviting.
Jorge Luis Borges, A Personal Anthology
People diagnosed with anxiety disorders are often concerned that they aren’t doing as well as they should be doing. This can be true for people with Social Anxiety Disorder, who fear and often come to believe that other people are judging them harshly, laughing at them, or otherwise finding them worse than worst, for people with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, who chronically ruminate, nagging at themselves day in and day out, and often experiencing physical symptoms such as muscle tension, headaches, and nervousness, and for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, who are bound to compulsive behaviors and obsessional thoughts which can take over in the form of time-consuming rituals and routines, strong superstitions, and considerable sadness and frustration.
Can You See the Real You?
Given that anxiety disorders, like other psychiatric conditions including depression and post- traumatic stress, change the way we perceive ourselves and others-distorting our sense of reality-are those of us who struggle with anxiety disorders really as bad as we…
