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AP 653: Signs You Have "High Functioning Anxiety" + Simple Ways to Help, Starting Today || with Michelle Grosser

About Progress

Cloud10

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

51.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Through a candid and revealing conversation, Michelle Grosser shares her deeply personal journey of navigating anxiety, touching on her experiences as a high achiever and the eldest of five children. She delves into the dissonance between outward success and inner turmoil, illustrating how high-functioning anxiety can often go unnoticed. Michelle provides practical, somatic techniques for calming the mind and body, emphasizing the importance of nervous system regulation. She explains how discharging energy through movement and addressing physiological signs can create a profound impact on mental well-being. This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom for anyone looking to understand and manage high-functioning anxiety, offering hope and guidance toward a balanced and fulfilling life. Gift Guides, Do Something Workshop, Last week's episode on rest, Monica on the Calm Mom Podcast Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! Gift Guides Access exclusive supporter benefits Free DSL Training Sticky Habit Intensive Waitlist Full Show Notes This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/PROGRESS and get on your way to being your best self; and by LMNT, get your free LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase at DrinkLMNT.com/Progress; and by AirDoctor, use code MONICA for up to $300 off air purifiers; and by Lolavie, Get 15% off LolaVie with the code PROGRESS at https://www.lolavie.com/PROGRESS #lolaviepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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end of the script. Hi, I'm Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are

0:36.8

about progress made practical.

0:40.1

Like so many things, when you hear the word anxiety, you may have a stereotype come to mind.

0:47.9

Maybe you think of someone who is nervous looking, insecure, chewing away at their fingernails,

0:53.3

and not functioning all that well.

0:55.5

While this may be true for many of us who experience anxiety, there's another form that carries

1:00.5

the same negative effects, but it is housed in a different package. It's high functioning anxiety.

1:09.1

Maybe without even knowing what this is and what it looks like, you already

1:12.9

know that this is you, because while you may look like you're doing just fine on the outside,

1:18.1

on the inside, you're barely keeping things together. The dissonance is deep and fracturing

1:24.3

until you can't hide it anymore.

1:32.4

Our guest today is Michelle Grosser, and she is well familiar with high-functioning anxiety,

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