Previously, on Corporette…
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Travel back in the Corporette time capsule… Here's what was on our minds oh so many moons ago. |
One year ago…
- How to Rock Your Telephone Interview
- Poll: Are Ankle-Length Pants Appropriate for Work?
- How to Announce Your Pregnancy at Work
- Tales from the Wallet: How to Manage Many Financial Accounts
- Which Cleaning Routines Work If You're Too Busy To Clean?
- 360 Fashion Review: MacKenzie McHale of The Newsroom (guest poster Emily-Ward Dickinson of Mock-Off)
Two years ago…
- On Keeping Your Work Life Separate
- How to Handle Awkward Questions at the Office
- The Best Shoes for Commuting (guest poster Kai Falkenberg)
- Which “Rules” Should You Break?
- The Best Fashionable Business Dresses (guest poster Yuli Ziv)
- Power Dressing – For Yourself (guest poster Sally McGraw of Already Pretty)
Three years ago…
- What to Wear to an Informal Interview
- When to Show Personality — and When to Play it Safe (guest post from Siouxsie Law)
- Must You Wear a Belt If Pants Have Loops?
- How to Accessorize Without Jewelry
- Tech Review: Kat's New Netbook
- Would You Wear a Peep-Toe Bootie To The Office?
Four years ago…*
- How to Wear Brooches
- How to Look Professional if You're Suffering from a Visible Medical Condition
- What are the Best Hair Cuts for Professional Women?
- Professional Conferences — and Clothes
Five years ago…*
* N.B. Before March 2010, Kat was still anonymous — please excuse the royal “we” in the older posts! :)
Does anyone have any advise for dealing with Generalized Anxiety Disorder? I was recently diagnosed with GAD and was started on meds and therapy. Seems like it’s affecting work more and I’m just having a rough time.
I don’t have any specific advice except just hang in there and do the best you can. I went through that during my last semester of grad school (complete with full-blown panic attacks, insomia, etc.). I will say that most of the people I told didn’t realize I was struggling with something — while I thought I was being SO obviously bad at my day-to-day life. I’m much better now, but it took a lot of taking things easy, being consistent with my meds and therapist, and giving myself a chance to get better before things got better.
Also, remember to give yourself a break. And a hug.
I understand that medication is something that helps a lot of people, and I am stating *my personal experience* (albeit long and annoying one) here:
I really think the only way to truly deal with generalized anxiety is to both figure out why you are having it (something triggers the natural predisposition toward it, anyway) and learn to accept it and not give it any more thought than necessary. Below:
http://nothingworks.weebly.com/
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/nothing-to-do-but-embrace-the-dread/
Good luck!