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Taking life one day at a time
When I meet people I like to ask “How are you doing today?” rather than “How are you doing?” as I think it takes away the pressure for the person to find a “satisfying” answer to what can otherwise be an overwhelming question. Especially for people with anxiety like me, when someone asks how I am doing, I immediately panic and try to find a non-upsetting answer. For me this small difference in phrasing makes a huge difference for me.
Toxic Masculinity and Me
He would constantly put my work down and pin creatives against one another. He did not see projects as collaborative. He also refused to see us as people on the same team, let alone playing field. He was so vocal and so aggressive, he forced himself onto all my projects. Eventually he kicked core team members off projects just so he could claim them for his own.
(Anxiously) climbing the corporate ladder
I run a very open office. Mental health comes into play, daily, and sometimes people want to talk about it, other times not. That's absolutely fine. We are currently implementing mental health days into our contracts. You shouldn’t have to pretend you have the flu if you are struggling.
The struggle to switch off
I often dream about being on a pitch and not being able to deliver, or not being chosen for a project because my work isn't good enough, so there has got to be some deeper levels of anxiety there that I'd prefer not to consciously acknowledge.