Let’s see how does high-functioning anxiety looks like.
On our website, we have created dozens of articles related to anxiety, including generalized anxiety disorder and the best therapies for it, the connection between the full Moon and anxiety, physical symptoms related to anxiety, and more.
Today, we will list the most common symptoms that can reveal that you are living on a daily basis as a high-functioning anxiety person. It is somehow similar to living in a fight or flight mode, but not exactly the same. Here is how you can make a difference between these two.
Most people who live with high-functioning anxiety will recognize themselves in the following:
- Looking like you’re having it all together. You don’t allow yourself to look or feel weak. When someone would look at you from a far, they would think that everything in your life is going great – even when you are on your bottom.
- Pushing yourself towards improvement and perfection – all the time. You have a constant need to improve something in your life or to fix yourself. This feels like a a never-ending battle – even when you achieve what you’ve imagined, you move on to something new.
- Smiling when your mind is actually in a panic mode. When experiencing hard times or having a panic attack, your first body response is smiling.
- Achieving a lot, yet still not feeling satisfied or like you’re done. You only feel a sense of release once something is done – not satisfaction.
- Constant worry about failing – even when you are winning or succeeding. The need to do better and achieve more never leaves your mind.
- Feeling exhausted but not being able to rest or slow down. You know that all that isn’t doing you a favor, yet cannot relax because you start worrying immediately.
