Hello all,

TLDR: starting a new job, anxiety has spiked, looking for accommodations to help with my anxiety while working or little things I don’t have to ask HR for that could help me get through the day.

Things I currently do:
- Therapy
- relaxing bedtime routine
- drink lots of water
- noise canceling headphones
- standing desk w/ treadmill 


I was diagnosed with GAD 6 years ago, then has Postpartum Anxiety and depression after my son was born in late 2019, then we had a pandemic which as you could imagine threw me over the edge. I was medicated before I got pregnant but was terrified to take meds (of any sort) and in the storm of overwhelm, quit my job to be a stay at home mom. 

I just accepted an offer for a fully remote job and I realized my anxiety has already gone up. I’ve been out of work for so long and so much has changed and idk what I’m getting into or if I still have the skill to do my job well so I’m trying to prepare as much as I can before starting next month. Steve there any tools you use that help you manage anxiety while on the job? Stress balls or types of chairs or computer programs? If HR asked you what accommodations you’d need, how would you respond?