If workplace demands are weighing heavily on you,these useful tips will help you overcome anxiety. Used daily, you will notice your life change for the better as you begin to feel more in control of your experiences.

1. Set Your Intent For The Day. Upon waking in the morning,speak to yourself in a positive and empowering way, because your subconscious mind will take your words as an order and carry it out. So, start your day by setting your focus on having a happy, calm and productive day, where you will do your best, and that will be good enough!

2. Smile. Have you noticed that when you feel anxious there is a certain look and posture that you fall into? Perhaps you are lowering your shoulders, or tightening your forehead without realising it, or dashing around quickly? Slow down, deliberately put a smile on your face, put your shoulders back,and relax. If, during your day you find yourself in your old posture, change it quickly.

3. Stay in the moment. Focus on the job you are doing right now. This will help you overcome anxiety by preventing overwhelm. If negative thoughts come into your mind, just mentally tell them to STOP and refocus your mind on the task at hand. Tell yourself that is all you need to do right now, and nothing else.

4. Learn To Minimise. When we are stressed, we tend to magnify things in our mind and this creates more fear. In order to overcome anxiety, when you begin to feel pressured, try saying to yourself "this is a minor inconvenience, I can handle that".

5. Relax. This may sound like a tall order.Nevertheless, finding a way to calm down is vital to remaining sane. Just 10 minutes, in a quiet room with eyes closed, focussing on slow breathing, will restore your energy and help you overcome anxiety.

6. Be Creative. If you are experiencing conflict at work, draw the person you are annoyed with (for your own eyes only!!!!)and exaggerate their characteristics, give them a relevant nickname, and write about their personality as you imagine it. It will make you laugh and help discharge some of the stress you may be feeling.

7. Develop a sense of humour! Sometimes you will get days when everything appears to go wrong. We all get them. The thing to do is to be able to laugh at them and at yourself for getting caught up in the drama! Try to see your experiences as a spectator would, watching a play. Laughter will better equip you to handle anything that comes your way!

The above suggestions can help you begin to overcome anxiety, and will be useful for the future. The only permanent way to wipe out anxiety is to treat the root cause.