Slate:

I rarely talk about my clinical anxiety at my job in advertising sales at Google, but when I do, I always add the quick caveat that “It doesn’t affect my work." I attempt to breezily explain that my anxiety is around relationships and social activities, not work, for fear that my co-workers will think I’m not able to handle workloads or stressful assignments the same way they can.

I’m not alone. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, only one-fourth of those with an anxiety disorder have told their employers about their diagnosis. Thirty-eight percent of those who hadn’t worried that “their boss would interpret it as lack of interest or unwillingness to do the activity" while 34 percent of them worried it would affect their promotion opportunities.

But recently, I’ve come to realize my anxiety isn’t holding me back at work but actually making me a better employee.

Interesting.

As someone who has anxiety issues (WHAT UP I’M ON LEXAPRO), I’ve rarely thought of my anxiousness as a benefit in the workforce, but this makes a strong argument.