Anxiety & Perfectionism Therapy in Wauwatosa & Online
“I can’t get my brain to shut up.”
You’re overwhelmed and exhausted. The thoughts never seem to stop. They’re there when you try to go to sleep at night, when you wake up in the morning, during your work meeting, while you’re on a date, and even when you try to use all those great coping skills you already have.
You’d love to be present and enjoy getting together with friends, but you can’t stop worrying about what they must be thinking about you.
And after every social interaction, you replay conversations over and over in your head, analyzing what mistakes you made and what you could’ve done or said differently.
You seem to be worried about the future, focused on the “what ifs” in every situation, or you get stuck in the past
Constant rumination and overthinking seem to be your default setting, and you’re feeling stuck.
Why High Achievers Are Often Anxious and Perfectionists?
High-achievers are often anxious. On the positive side, that anxiety can serve as a motivator to push you to meet your goals and achieve all of the great things you’ve already achieved and have yet to achieve.
But let’s get real, that’s probably not why you’re here.
You’re here because that anxious, high-achieving part of you has started to cause some issues.
Maybe it has led to perfectionism, which keeps you stuck in patterns of procrastination or
Or maybe the constant pressure to do more, be more, and achieve more has resulted in unmanageable chronic stress and burnout.
Whatever it is for you, I want you to know that you’re not alone and I can help.
You Are Not Alone! Anxiety is Common Among Women.
According to numerous sources, women are twice as likely as men to experience anxiety throughout their lifetimes. What causes this difference between men and women? Female biology, hormones, different coping styles, and environmental factors, such as the way women tend to be raised in our society, are a few of the factors that have been identified.
You may have noticed this if you grew up with brothers or have male friends with similar childhoods. Although they also experienced growing up with emotionally immature parents, they may be less likely to be experiencing anxiety as a result of that.
Anxiety & Perfectionism Therapy FAQs
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The exact goals and outcome of anxiety therapy will depend on your needs and what you’re looking to work on. But generally speaking, in anxiety therapy, you will better understand your anxiety, change your relationship to your anxiety, learn how to process anxiety in healthy ways, build your anxiety management skills, and more.
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Anxiety most likely won’t go away completely, and it doesn’t need to. Anxiety has a purpose, and it is useful and necessary in some situations. But anxiety can get to a point where it’s manageable and not having a negative impact on your life, and that’s something we’ll work on together.
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