How to Cope with Your Anxiety While at Work

People with panic disorder often find that by keeping their anxiety under control, they are better able to manage their other symptoms. For example, panic attacks are more likely to occur when stress and anxiety are already high. If work seems to trigger your anxiety, try following some or all of these tips so that you are better prepared to cope with your anxiety while you are at work. 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us How to Cope with Your Anxiety While at Work People with panic disorder often find that by keeping their anxiety under control, they are better able to manage their other symptoms. For example, panic attacks are more likely to occur when stress and anxiety are already high. If work seems to trigger your anxiety, try following some or all of these tips so that you are better prepared to cope with your anxiety while you are at work.  Katharina Star, PhD Panic Disorder Expert Managing Anxiety While at Work We spend much of our waking lives a work, so it is no wonder that our jobs are such an integral part of our lives. However, the way you spend your free time can actually impact the way you feel while on the clock. You can easily de-stress while at work by developing your ability to cope with panic and anxiety while on the job. Here you'll learn more about how to incorporate ways to manage panic and anxiety when you're at work.  READ NOW Building Your Support Whether in or out of work, it is important to find some social support. Having at least one co-worker that you can talk with can be a good way to lower your work anxiety. Friends and family can be shoulders to lean on, but they can also be people to just have fun with outside of work. Engaging in these relationships can help you blow of some of your work stress. Read ahead to find ways you can build on your social connections.  READ NOW Overcome Your Negative Thinking Negativity is a vicious cycle: the more negative thoughts you have, the more negative you feel, which then typically leads to more negative thoughts and emotions. Thinking negatively about your job will only make you feel worse about it, increase your anxiousness, and leave you feeling overall dissatisfied. This article outlines ways you can begin to get your negative thinking under control. READ NOW Seek Professional Help If work stress and anxiety are greatly impacting your life, you may want to consider getting professional help. A therapist may be able to assist you developing ways to manage your feelings of anxiety. While a doctor may prescribe medication to help lower your anxiety. Learn more about the professional help available for anxiety and panic sufferers.  READ NOW Featured Articles • What Does Your Diet Say About You? • Self Test: How Resilient Are You? • Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis • Understanding Insomnia • What Are Biosimilars? • Bucket List Marathons • Quiz: Are You At Risk For Burnout? • Can a DAN Autism Doctor Help? Advertisement About Panic Disorder  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Panic Disorder newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.