: : anxiety related perfomance review at work : :

[sierra9779]

I have had GAD for my whole life and have learned to manage it and empower myself by claiming it, and realizing the benefits (it also means for me that I'm an HSP and incredibly thoughtful and compassionate) however ... I HATE having GAD when it becomes a road block at work. I had a great performance review and even got a raise but when it came time to discuss areas of improvement the comment was "continue to work on handling situations that are unexpected in a calm and common sense manner because everyone notices that you tend to not handle unexpected situations in an ideal way". Some of my managers and boss know I have an anxiety and some do not because I don't want to be treated as fragile at work by everyone but I immediately thought in my head "well yes it's true I don't handle unexpected situations well if it causes anxiety and stress because that means I immediately go into fight or flight mode and when that happens so fast I can't always control it and in fight or flight mode then OF COURSE I am not thinking clearly, I get flustered, and don't appear calm!!" I explained it in a more objective way out loud to my manager just by saying that yes in those moments I do have anxiety and get stressed out and I am working on not showing it and remaining calm." Uggghhh .... stupid anxiety! This disorder really sucks sometimes!

 

[Brad66]

Yea its frustrating dealing with anxiety while working. I am not capable of taking on as much stress as some of my coworkers and that will sometimes make me self conscious.

But obviously your work values you. And you got a good review and raise! You have limitations and flaws just like everyone else! Sometimes it's hard when an imperfection is pointed out.

Keep you head up bc you are doing great!

 

[triceps]

Hi sierra. Another GAD sufferer here for 50 years. Even if your boss is aware of your anxiety, it is just good management on his part to point out in the least critical way possible (no financial penalty), how your anxiety affects areas of your job responses. Others have weaknesses that they have more control of (avoiding work situations because "it's not my job" or just plain laziness. You and I both have limitations and from my standpoint, the more open you are about it, the better.