Anxiety Affecting Productivity

How much does you anxiety prevent you from being productive? Sometimes, I persevere and get things done (which makes me feel better), but, quite often, I have intentions of doing something, but circumstances (or just my own fears) cause me to delay, or not take steps to complete my task. Right now, I feel trapped in my house. I live in a townhome, and the unit next to me is up for sale. The current owners are apparently replacing the driveway. There are trucks and men everywhere outside. I even felt like I was in their way, because I pulled up to my own driveway. I was going to move my other car into the garage, but now I don't want to go out there.

lilmutegirl said:

How much does you anxiety prevent you from being productive? Sometimes, I persevere and get things done (which makes me feel better), but, quite often, I have intentions of doing something, but circumstances (or just my own fears) cause me to delay, or not take steps to complete my task. Right now, I feel trapped in my house. I live in a townhome, and the unit next to me is up for sale. The current owners are apparently replacing the driveway. There are trucks and men everywhere outside. I even felt like I was in their way, because I pulled up to my own driveway. I was going to move my other car into the garage, but now I don't want to go out there.

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My anxiety can be down right debilitating too. I am sorry you are going though this. The issue with your neighbors remodeling I completely sympathize with the noise levels causing distress. I currently live a little too close to an airport and there are F-16 fighter jets flying over all of the time-They said they were only doing training during the summer months but since we are on high alert for war here they are out all the time. I have to say it is adding to my anxiety levels :thumbdown:

Is there a park or library close by you could go to during the day? They probably won't be working after 5pm on the neighbors.

My nerves are playing up a bit. Since about 2 weeks ago, when 2 houses are being built at the same time, in my close vicinity. So it's been diggers, rollers, vibrators, trucks, vehicles, slams, loud voices, loud radio blaring, hammering, bass drones, clanks, bangs, thumps, bumps, YOU NAME IT - and most of it VERY LOUD. Builders seem to LIKE making obnoxiously loud noises; it's like making loud noises has become a HABIT; i WONDER if they stay noisy when they return to their homes???.
But i'm surprised i'm handling it so well (i play noise-cancelling audio in my headphones once i get up & wear earmuffs in bed before then). But i'm scared to go outside before ~5pm (when most of the workers knock-off), to get my steps done & daily sunlight.

Anxiety sucks the most when you allow it to wrap itself around you and basically control your life. However, it's not impossible to feel the anxiety and still focus on working on the things you enjoy and on your values and morals.

Start with small improvements - make that extra move, and feel the encouragement and successfulness flow through you. After that, just make a new step everyday - that's how I'm planning on getting my own anxiety to shut itself up. I'm sure the 'rewarding sense' can give twice the reinforcement value for people who have anxiety.

Yes my Anxiety affects my daily routine as well almost daily i rehash every bad thing that has ever happened to me in my life and have an emotional breakdown it's extremely hard to pull out of it but i manage,