How to Handle Extreme Nervousness Calmly

Your hands shake as you try to focus on your screen. The overwhelming wave of nervousness has taken hold again, making even basic tasks feel impossible. Your heart races, your thoughts spiral, and no matter what you try, you can't seem to find your centre.

You feel trapped in a storm of anxiety that threatens to overwhelm you completely.

Have you recently felt so nervous at work that nothing could calm you down?

This overwhelming nervousness isn't just distressing – it's a sign your psychological wellbeing needs urgent attention. When anxiety becomes this intense at work, it can affect both your ability to function and your overall sense of stability.

Understanding Psychological Wellbeing

Extreme nervousness can make you feel like you're losing control. While anxiety is a natural response to stress, when it becomes overwhelming, it requires specific strategies and sometimes professional support.

When your psychological wellbeing is balanced, you can manage workplace pressures without being overwhelmed.

However, when nervousness becomes extreme, you need immediate techniques to restore your sense of calm.

Why It Matters

Here's why overwhelming workplace nervousness needs attention:

• It can paralyse your ability to perform even simple workplace tasks
• It often triggers physical symptoms that can be frightening and disruptive
• It may lead to avoiding important work situations out of fear

But you don't have to remain caught in this storm of anxiety. There are ways to find calm even in intense moments.

Taking Action

1. Break the Spiral

Use immediate grounding techniques like the 5-4-3-2-1 method (name 5 things you see, 4 you feel, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste).

2. Create Safety

Identify and set up 'safe spaces' at work where you can retreat briefly to regulate your nervous system when needed.

3. Seek Support

Connect with workplace counselling services or mental health professionals who can teach you specific techniques for managing severe anxiety.

Finding Your Calm

Experiencing anxiety so intense that nothing seems to help can be terrifying, especially at work. Yet managing extreme nervousness isn't just about surviving today's panic – it's about building a toolkit for lasting emotional stability.

By using MOOD.ai to track how you feel each day at work, you can identify patterns in your anxiety and develop more effective coping strategies.

Your mental wellbeing matters, and finding ways to handle extreme nervousness helps create a more stable and comfortable work experience.