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Why Ambitious Women Are Secretly Anxious All the Time
Anxiety & Perfectionism Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 7/3/25 Anxiety & Perfectionism Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 7/3/25

Why Ambitious Women Are Secretly Anxious All the Time

Ever feel like you have it all together on the outside - but inside, you’re exhausted, anxious, and never able to rest? This blog explores why ambitious women struggle with high-functioning anxiety and how trauma, perfectionism, and nervous system dysregulation play a role.

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Happy New Year!!!!⁣
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After my own reflection, this year I’m going to call in gentleness. ⁣
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Softness with myself and how I go about my life.⁣
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More self care time that’s about activity, fun, joy and play rather than improvement, produc Gotta do it -⁣
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2026 ins and outs!⁣
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What are yours? Which resonate?⁣
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Happy New Year’s Eve! #2026  #2025 #2026insandouts
The trip of a lifetime!⁣!!
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And yes I do have a fiancé, but I don’t show him, fam, and friends on my therapy page 🤣⁣
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England was magical and I feel deep gratitude and thankfulness. ⁣
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I appreciate my relationship, my family, my frie Holiday reminders, scripts for boundaries, and ways to meet your needs too during this time! Happy holidays everyone ✨ #holidayboundaries #boundaries #therapistsofig If you’re exhausted, resentful, or quietly overwhelmed -⁣
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You might not be “bad at boundaries.”⁣
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You might just be over-functioning in the name of love, safety, connection or belonging.⁣
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You probably learned doing more was the
How often do you leave a convo and feel you gave more then you received?⁣
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Or relationships that feel one sided.⁣
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It this is often for you, here are some signs you’re carrying more than your share of the emotional labor!⁣
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#therapistsoninst Trusting yourself isn’t lost - it’s just buried under years of survival mode. ⁣
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Your intuition didn’t disappear or go away it’s waiting for space, safety, and softness to be heard again!⁣
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If you’re always bracing for something bad to happen right when life finally feels calm, this is from being  conditioned!⁣
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When chaos was familiar, safety can feel suspicious.⁣
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Nothing going wrong ironically triggers a fear in you and a s

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