How To Turn Your Anxiety Into A Superpower | Adam Hill

The Overcoming Odds Podcast

Your heart is beating fast. Your chest seizes slightly. You burst into a cold sweat. Your deadline is fast approaching and you feel physically ill from the pressure. You close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and continue your project in stride. Anxiety can come in many forms and be triggered by all sorts of situations. Perhaps meeting new people or traveling or pressure from work. Whatever the reason may be, anxiety is usually perceived as a negative attribute. After all, people seek medical intervention in order to decrease anxiety. But what if anxiety had its purpose? What if there were ways to harness its power? According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, there may be an optimal level of stress or anxiety one can experience in order to have the best possible performative outcome. It would be appear then that anxiety may be beneficial in the right amounts. If one suffers from anxiety, how can one be able to rewrite their narrative for the good? How can one reframe anxiety into a superpower?