11 High Functioning Anxiety Tips And Tricks
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Here are the best of the best High Functioning Anxiety Tips and Tricks that you need to try today!
As someone who has had high functioning anxiety for years, I know the best tips and tricks!
I have tried all of these out and A/B tested all of these high functioning anxiety tips, and I can assure you these are amazing!
These Are The Best High Functioning Anxiety Tips
1. Celebrate Your Victories
Just by reading this post you have had a victory! When it comes to personal development, reaching out is so important, and, to me, this is the first step of helping yourself and growing stronger.
Be proud of yourself when you feel like you are doing bad. Notice all the little things you are doing to get better.
Buy yourself a journal and start taking note of the date and things you’d like to get better in.
Slowly but surely you will fill out the journal with victories of when you have done better in that area!
Get yourself a sweet treat when you do something you are proud of!
My Recommendations:
- Keep a journal filled with your victories!
- Let others in and tell a close friend when you do something you wouldn’t normally do or that you are proud of.
2. Set Realistic Goals
Don’t expect yourself to get everything done every day.
Sometimes, with high functioning anxiety we want everything to be perfect and we expect perfection from ourselves.
Remember that done is better than perfect in some situations. B- work is passing and better than passing.
My Recommendations:
- Write out 5 things you’d like to get done in order of importance. Go through the list in order. If you get 4 things done, that is B- work I am talking about!
3. Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness isn’t some juju that should be ignored I promise you. Mindfulness is actually all about being present and aware in every situation!
Don’t be scared of mindfulness!
Fully absorb everything going on around you! This can mean that you are aware in situations good and bad, this is all helpful.
My Recommendations:
- Think through what triggered you in the bad situations and how you felt in them. Then think about how you want to feel in those situations and what you can do to get to that place!
- Keep a journal and write down everything… and I mean everything.
4. Limit Stimulants
Both caffeine and alcohol are both stimulants that can increase your anxiety.
Try staying away from nicotine as well.
All three of these will increase your heart rate and make you feel short of breath if you aren’t careful. Using them in combination will make you feel really down in the dumps and more anxious than you should feel.
My Recommendations:
- Switch to a flavored water or tea.
- Liquid IV is really delicious and can help to rehydrate you!
5. Seek Support
Establish a support network that can help you achieve higher goals and support you when you are low.
This just means have good quality friends!
My Recommendations:
- Look at your friendships now and ask yourself if they are helping you grow or holding you back.
- Join a religious group (depending on your religion, I am in a Bible Study for example) to find a support network.
- Host game nights with people you want to be friends with! I have a whole medium article about this that I will link here!
6. Practice Meditation
This goes hand in hand with mindfulness, but I think it can be so helpful for people with high functioning anxiety!
High functioning anxiety tips like meditation aren’t just here for show. I really believe that meditation has helped me grow as a person and helped keep me calmer and more present in the moment.
My Recommendations:
- Look up YouTube videos of Guided Meditations. This can help so you aren’t just sitting quietly at first, and will help you with mindfulness.
- The Calm app is great for getting started with meditating. Here is my link for the Calm app that will give you 30 days free!
7. Create A Relaxing Routine
Routines before bed, in the morning, and even throughout the day can really add stability in your life that you secretly crave.
My Recommendations:
- Meal prep your breakfast or lunch so that you have a routine of eating in and saving money while doing it.
- Have a specific time that you take a bath or shower.
- Drink a glass of water every morning.
8. Try Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Progressive muscle relaxation is when you lay down and scan down your body, and relax as you scan down.
My Recommendations:
- Relax your eyebrows and jaw, these are often locked up when you’re not even paying attention.
9. Practice Time Management
Good time management skills are great for high functioning anxiety.
They help you to not feel anxious because you’ll never be late to something.
My Recommendations:
- Use Google Calendar to keep a consistent schedule.
10. Break Up Tasks Into Smaller Steps
This is my favorite of all the high functioning anxiety tips because it can be helpful for people with ADHD as well.
My Recommendations:
- Break up even the simplest of tasks!
- For example, when I do the dishes, my first step is to put on shoes to prevent soggy socks!
11. Prioritize Self Care
Self care is so important for a multitude of reasons. The biggest reason is that it helps prove to yourself that you are worth the effort!
My Recommendations:
