High-Functioning Anxiety: 9 Signs You May Be Overlooking
High-functioning anxiety often hides behind success, reliability and achievement. On the outside, you might meet deadlines, support everyone around you and appear calm under pressure. On the inside, though, your mind rarely switches off.
Applying a Trauma-Informed Care Perspective
In the trauma-informed model, we shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
It’s a compassionate way of understanding that these behaviours and manifestations are often attempts to cope with overwhelming emotional pain, not simply intentional bad choices or failures.
The Power of Box Breathing for Anxiety and Depression: A Mindfulness Practice You Can Do Anywhere
Box breathing is a simple yet powerful breathing exercise that involves four equal steps: inhaling, holding the breath, exhaling, and holding again. Each step typically lasts 4 seconds. This technique promotes a state of calm through the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system.