Name: Anxiety and ADHD: The Jobs Anxiety Ends Up Doing
Start: 2026-10-21T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-21T19:30:00.000Z

What if anxiety is not just a problem, but also a way to keep life moving?

For some of us, anxiety ends up doing much more than worrying.

It keeps things on t

Anxiety and ADHD: The Jobs Anxiety Ends Up Doing

Anxiety Fitness

Liezl Laidlaw

Peter R.

What if anxiety is not just a problem, but also a way to keep life moving?

For some of us, anxiety ends up doing much more than worrying.

It keeps things on the mental radar.

It creates enough urgency to get started when a deadline is looming.

It pushes us to prepare.

It tries to stop mistakes happening.

It tries to stop us being caught out or letting people down.

That can make the relationship between ADHD and anxiety more complicated than it first appears.

This workshop explores why ADHD and anxiety so often become tangled together, the jobs anxiety can end up doing, and what happens when the coping strategies we've relied on for years begin to creak under the strain.

Together we'll explore:

Why ADHD and anxiety often travel together
The jobs anxiety can end up doing
What happens when coping strategies stop working
Why letting go of anxiety can sometimes feel frightening
The question that often sits underneath many worries: "Am I going to be okay?"

This workshop may resonate if you've ever found yourself thinking:

"If I stop worrying about it, I'll forget it."
"I know exactly what to do, I just don't do it."
"I can't switch off because there might be something I've forgotten."
"Everything works until it suddenly doesn't."

Bring your questions. There'll be space to explore how these ideas show up in real life and what they might mean for you.