Dealing With High Functioning Anxiety

The Mindset Mentor

Rob Dial

Mindset, Health & Fitness, Education, Business

4.9 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode we're diving into the world of High Functioning Anxiety. We'll explore what high functioning anxiety is and how you can harness its power for good. I want you to know that anxiety isn't inherently "bad"; it's a part of us, a tool that can be incredibly useful when we need it. But the catch is that if we don't know how to switch it off when it's not serving us, it can become a bit of a bother. High functioning anxiety often comes with an insatiable drive to succeed and an intense desire to avoid making mistakes. And lurking beneath it, there's usually that pesky fear of judgment or a sneaky belief that we're somehow not good enough. We'll also chat about common traits in folks with high functioning anxiety, like overthinking, perfectionism, and overloading themselves with responsibilities. But here's the thing, my friends: this type of anxiety is a double-edged sword. It's excellent for motivation and productivity, but it can be a real buzzkill when you're trying to unwind and be present in the moment. That's where I come in to share some strategies for both embracing and taming this powerful force.

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0:00.0	Welcome to today's episode of the Mindset Mentor Podcast.
0:10.4	I'm your host, Rob Dyle.
0:11.7	If you have not yet done so, hit that subscribe button so you never miss another podcast
0:15.9	episode.
0:16.9	And if you're out there and you love this podcast, you would also 100% love my new
0:20.1	book, what is called Level Up, How to Get Focus, Stop for Crastinating Upgrades Your
0:24.7	Life.
0:25.7	It is a book that is based on the psychology of how to take action to create the life
0:29.5	that you want.
0:30.8	And I developed it to be a manual to understand the most complex piece of machinery in the
0:35.8	entire world, which is your brain and your mind, how to get past holding yourself back
0:40.4	so that you can actually create the life that you want.
0:42.2	So if you're interested in checking it out, once again, it's called Level Up and it
0:45.2	is sold everywhere where you can buy books.
0:47.9	Today, we're going to be talking about high functioning anxiety.
0:52.0	We're going to talk about what it is and we're also going to talk about how to use it
0:56.3	for good.
0:57.8	And so when you look at something like high functioning anxiety, it's something that
1:01.1	is extremely prevalent in our society nowadays.
1:05.1	And the term high functioning anxiety, the term itself can actually be very misleading.
1:11.4	Because we tend to think of the word anxiety as something that is bad.
1:15.3	Anxiety is not good or bad.
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