I'm not educated in mental health. I'm an engineer and used to be quite anxious at work. A particular source of anxiety used to be what people think of me. One thing that helped me was to express myself in a way that is similar to how I feel. E.g If I feel tired, I don't try to look good and energetic to my boss (balanced approach, I don't allow myself to fall asleep in the discussion). This counterintuitively seems to allow me to have better interactions with others at work. I suppose I also worked on the insecurity of how I am perceived, which I suspect is quite common in my industry. Is that what you mean by 'rationalising' the problem? Also, I take small walks throughout the day, which reduces anxiety also.
Hey @heat_seeker thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience and question. It sounds like you’ve found a great way to manage anxiety by aligning your outward expression with how you actually feel, which can really reduce internal tension. Accepting and showing up as yourself, rather than masking your emotions, likely contributes to the relaxed, genuine interactions you’re experiencing. It's difficult to answer such thoughtful questions in the comments, in reference to your "rationalizing" I think I am referring to trying to find the "root" of the anxiety or having to tell ourselves a story that makes sense of it. That thinking can get us into a trap rather than facing the worry like you described in your experience at work. I hope that helps. Or let me know if I missed your point/question.
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I'm not educated in mental health. I'm an engineer and used to be quite anxious at work. A particular source of anxiety used to be what people think of me. One thing that helped me was to express myself in a way that is similar to how I feel. E.g If I feel tired, I don't try to look good and energetic to my boss (balanced approach, I don't allow myself to fall asleep in the discussion). This counterintuitively seems to allow me to have better interactions with others at work. I suppose I also worked on the insecurity of how I am perceived, which I suspect is quite common in my industry. Is that what you mean by 'rationalising' the problem? Also, I take small walks throughout the day, which reduces anxiety also.
Hey @heat_seeker thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience and question.
It sounds like you’ve found a great way to manage anxiety by aligning your outward expression with how you actually feel, which can really reduce internal tension. Accepting and showing up as yourself, rather than masking your emotions, likely contributes to the relaxed, genuine interactions you’re experiencing.
It's difficult to answer such thoughtful questions in the comments, in reference to your "rationalizing" I think I am referring to trying to find the "root" of the anxiety or having to tell ourselves a story that makes sense of it. That thinking can get us into a trap rather than facing the worry like you described in your experience at work. I hope that helps. Or let me know if I missed your point/question.
@StartsWithMeChannel good response! Thank you for taking the time