How to Manage Anxiety When You Work for Yourself

The freelance life has its own stresses

Lydia Smith
Forge
Published in
5 min readSep 10, 2019

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Stressed at work.
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WWhen I decided to go freelance two years ago, it was to avoid anxiety. I was commuting on cramped public transport, putting in long hours, and rarely switching off. This can be exhilarating and energizing for some people, but for me, it was unhealthy. Every morning, I’d wake up feeling nauseous, my stomach churning…

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