Nine Calming Hacks for Anxious Minds Every High Achiever Needs

If you're prone to anxiety, chances are you've received a lot of frustratingly simple advice over the years.

Go for a walk! Get more sleep! Meditate! To be clear, all of these are good ideas. But when your brain won't turn off, they're often not enough. That is especially the case for high-functioning, high-achieving individuals.

Part of the disconnect might be that we often confuse stress with anxiety. Although the two are related, they're different problems that demand distinct solutions. While stress is usually circumstantial—a response to external demands—anxiety generally comes from within, and might or might not involve an active trigger. While stress might dissipate once you’ve solved the problem at hand, anxiety can linger, haunting your thoughts as you ruminate in circles. Creativity, motivation and decision-making skills suffer.

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